Herpes - Health officials warn STI tests not all-inclusive

Health officials warn STI tests not all-inclusive
DiamondbackOnline.com - virus infection - more commonly known as genital warts - and genital herpes. " People get tested for STIs and that you can't test for herpes; I didn't know that," said Emile

Antigenics CEO to Present at Bear Stearns Healthcare Conference
Pharma Live - cancer treatments, Aroplatin(TM) and and AG-702/AG-707, a Phase 1 genital herpes program. Contact Antigenics Inc

Inaccurate, outdated serologic tests for genital herpes still in use
Reuters Health - As part of its test proficiency program, the College of American Pathologists recently sent 172 participating laboratories a sample of blood that was positive for HSV-1 antibodies and negative for HSV-2 antibodies. US are using outdated and inaccurate blood tests for herpes simplex virus (HSV)-2, often without the knowledge of the

Local pastor helps people in church, lab
Lenawee Connection - By Daily Telegram Staff WriterADRIAN - Oveta Fuller-Caldwell is all about helping people. of a receptor that appears to as a gateway for the herpes simplex virus to enter human cells negative effects of the virus, such as genital blisters and mouth sores

U.S. Labs Using Outdated Genital Herpes Tests, Produce False Positives, Report Says
Medical News Today - Many laboratories in the US are using outdated blood tests that often produce false-positive results to detect genital herpes, according to a report published in the August issue of the negative for herpes simplex virus type 2, which causes genital herpes. Nearly all of

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