Herpes IgM test results: A positive test result means that herpes IgM was detected in the sample. A negative result means that no IgM was detected. An equivocal test result means that the test was unable to determine whether or not there was an antibody present.
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TORCH Herpes Simplex Virus 2 IgM(HSV-2 IgM) Reagents for Automatic Immunoassay Analyzer in Human Serum Samples from China manufacturer - ZECEN Bio
A study by the German Institute of Medical Virology on the immune response of HSV-1 structural proteins, non-structural proteins and the body's IgM and IgG found that during the acute infection stage of HSV, IgM mainly recognizes structural proteins, early viral proteins and early polypeptides; In the early stages, the HSV glycoprotein is not recognized (see Figure 3). This is consistent with the transcriptional expression process of the HSV genome, proving that the main antigens that cause IgM immune responses during HSV infection are early proteins, early polypeptides (i.e. early proteins), structural proteins, etc.; it can be seen that natural antigens are the detection The best choice for HSV-IgM.
Herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) is the cause of most genital herpes. Now, HSV-1 has become an important cause and represents even about 30% of genital herpes in some countries. So, study related to genital herpes should consider both HSV-1 and HSV-2.
Though serum HSV-1 and 2 IgM in STDs are less diagnostic, they help to see the iceberg part of the infection among the population concerned in recent scenario or in another words, it provides recent infective burden.