Table 4 Recommended sampling sites, type of sample and preferred diagnostic methods for genital herpes, adapted from Domeika and colleagues[9]
From: Diagnosis of genital herpes simplex virus infection in the clinical laboratory
Sampling site or type of sample | Preferred diagnostic method |
|---|---|
Vesicule on skin and mucous membranes Ulcer | NAAT; viral culture; antigen detection* |
Urethra (male) | NAAT; antigen detection* |
Cervix/urethra (female) | NAAT; antigen detection* |
Urine (men and women) | NAAT; viral culture |
Vulva/vagina (prepubertal girls) | NAAT |
Vagina (women after hysterectomy) |