A physician orders a “Viral Culture for HSV” on a genital sw…
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A physiciаn оrders а "Virаl Culture fоr HSV" оn a genital swab collected from a patient with classic vesicular lesions. The laboratory supervisor recommends canceling the culture and instead performing a Nucleic Acid Amplification Test (NAAT/PCR). What is the primary laboratory rationale for this recommendation?