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Serological testing for HSV-2 has a high degree of clinical accuracy
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While modern automated and point-of-care serological assays demonstrate high clinical accuracy on specific platforms, test performance varies widely by manufacturer, and limitations in specificity caution against routine general population screening.

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Serological testing for HSV-2 demonstrates high accuracy on specific automated and point-of-care platforms, though performance varies by manufacturer and limitations caution against routine general population screening.

Evidence for · 4
Performance of HSV-2 Type Specific Serological Tests in Men in Kenya
2009 · cited by 22
Studies such as this one demonstrate high sensitivity and specificity for several established type-specific serological assays when compared to the Western blot gold standard.
Evidence against · 2
Performance characteristics of highly automated HSV-1 and HSV-2 IgG testing.
2024 · cited by 8
Other automated assays, such as DiaSorin, show comparatively poor performance metrics with high rates of false positives at low-positive index values.
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More for · 3
Performance characteristics of highly automated HSV-1 and HSV-2 IgG testing.
2024 · cited by 8
Certain automated platforms like Roche exhibit high sensitivity and specificity (>98%) for HSV-2 IgG detection.
Evaluation of the analytical performances of the Alinity-i HSV-1 IgG and HSV-2 IgG chemiluminescent immunoassays.
2025 · cited by 1
Recent evaluations of automated chemiluminescent immunoassays demonstrate excellent sensitivities and specificities for anti-HSV-2 IgG detection.
Type-specific antibody detection of herpes simplex virus types 1&2 (HSV-1&2) in fingerstick blood at point-of-care sites by a rapid and sensitive lateral flow immunochromatographic assay.
2026 · cited by 0
Rapid point-of-care lateral flow assays show high positive predictive agreement and high sensitivity for HSV-2 antibodies.
More against · 1
Herpes Simplex Virus Type 2 Screening in Persons with and Without HIV: Evidence, Challenges, and Future Directions.
2026 · cited by 2
Clinical guidelines frequently advise against routine general population screening due to limitations in test specificity and potential psychosocial harms.
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