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When Getting Swabbed For A Herpes Test And It Comes Back Positive Is There Anyway It Could Actually Be Syphillis And Not Herpes ?

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Question : When getting swabbed for a herpes test and it comes back positive is there anyway it could actually be syphillis and not herpes ?
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Answered by Dr. Olgeta Xhufka (1 hour later)
Brief Answer:
No way to wrongly be syphilis if tested positive for herpes.

Detailed Answer:
Hello,
There is no way that a positive swab test for herpes comes to be syphilis.
The doctor took the fluid from a sore and send it to the laboratory and they use completely different methods for herpes and syphilis. So there is no way to wrong results between herpes and syphilis.
A positive herpes test is highly sensitive and specific for it.


Hope I have answered the question.
Let me know if I can assist you further.
Thanks.
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When Getting Swabbed For A Herpes Test And It Comes Back Positive Is There Anyway It Could Actually Be Syphillis And Not Herpes ?

Brief Answer: No way to wrongly be syphilis if tested positive for herpes. Detailed Answer: Hello, There is no way that a positive swab test for herpes comes to be syphilis. The doctor took the fluid from a sore and send it to the laboratory and they use completely different methods for herpes and syphilis. So there is no way to wrong results between herpes and syphilis. A positive herpes test is highly sensitive and specific for it. Hope I have answered the question. Let me know if I can assist you further. Thanks.