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    Wash Hands

    Wash your hands in hot water for about a minute. This will increase blood circulation in your fingers. Dry your hands. Doing a blood test without stimulating blood circulation might prove difficult, so please do not skip this step.
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    Prepare Lancet

    Rotate the protective cover on the blood lancet to remove it.
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    Disinfect Finger

    Disinfect your “test finger” with the supplied disinfectant paper. Wait a few seconds until the finger is completely dry
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    Prick Finger

    Place your hand on a flat surface. Put the lancet diagonally toward the test finger and press down the button. Make sure the lancet is pressed against the finger the whole time.
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    Stimulate Blood Flow

    We recommend that you stand up at this stage to let the blood in your arm flow downward.

    Help the blood drops come out by massaging the finger toward the needle stick.

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    Collect Sample

    Without squeezing the capillary dropper bulb, put it in contact with the blood. The blood migrates into the capillary dropper.
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    Apply To Cassette

    Hold the dropper vertically and transfer the blood to the well marked ”S” on the test casette. Squeeze the bulb to release the blood.
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    Add Buffer

    Add 2 drops of buffer into Buffer well of test casette.

    Wait 15 minutes for results.

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    Interpret Results

    Read your result after 15 minutes. Results are invalid after 20 minutes.

    The test checks for IgG and IgM antibodies:

    A positive IgG result indicates that you’ve had a past herpes infection.

    A positive IgM result indicates that you have a recent or active infection.

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    Positive Results

    Two colored lines appear. One colored line should always appear in the control line region (C) and another line should be in the test line region.

    *NOTE: The intensity of the color in the test line regions may vary depending on the concentration of HSV 1/2 antibodies present in the specimen. Therefore, any shade of color in the test line region should be considered positive.

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    Negative Results

    One colored line appears in the control line region (C). No line appears in the test line regions.

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    Invalid Results

    Control line fails to appear.

    Insufficient specimen volume or incorrect procedural techniques are the most likely reasons for control line failure.

    Review the procedure and repeat the test with a new test. If the problem persists, discontinue using the test kit immediately and contact our support team.