A 21-year-old cisgender woman college student presents to your clinic complaining of a 3-day history of a painful genital lesion on her left labial region. She has been sexually active with 6 cisgender men during college and thinks she may have had a similar lesion about 6 months ago. A diagnosis of genital herpes is considered likely. She has never had any testing for herpes.
Which one of the following tests would be preferred for making a laboratory diagnosis of genital herpes simplex virus (HSV) infection in this woman?
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March 29th, 2022
March 29th, 2022
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