Recommendations for the Selective Use of Herpes Simplex Virus Type 2 Serological Tests

Abstract

The targeted use of HSV-2 serological tests for specific diagnostic situations and selected populations should benefit patients, providers, and the community. Until more data become available, these recommendations provide justification for selective diagnostic and screening uses of HSV-2 serological tests.

Serologic detection of herpes simplex virus type 2 antibodies among pregnant women using a point-of-care test from Focus Diagnostics

“…While screening all pregnant women for HSV-2 infection is not universally endorsed 25, 26, some support has been given for serologic testing of pregnant women and their partners as a means to identify those at greatest risk for HSV-2 acquisition during pregnancy 27, 28. Another limitation of our study was its inability to delineate reasons for discordant EA and ELISA test results.…”

Herpes simplex virus type 2 seroprevalence and incidence in acute and chronic HIV-1 infection

“…1 Together, these types of data could inform future recommendations regarding the potential role of serological screening for HSV-2 in HIV-1-infected patients. 10 …”

Quelle place pour la sérologie herpétique dans l’herpès genital ?

“…La place de la sé rologie herpé tique type spé cifique fait actuellement l'objet de nombreuses discussions, visant à pré ciser ses indications au sein de la straté gie diagnostique [28]. Cet article a pour objectif de faire une mise au point de l'inté rê t du sé rodiagnostic dans diffé rentes situations de pratique quotidienne (hors contexte des é tudes é pidé miologiques), à partir des textes de recommandations les plus ré cents (Confé rence de …”