- All donations must be able to be linked back to the donor, should the need arise.
- Screening assays for infectious agents should be properly evaluated and validated.
- Appropriate confirmatory testing must be available to investigate screen reactivity.
- Data regarding screening and confirmatory tests must be reported to a centralised surveillance system, to allow monitoring of trends in screening reactivity and positive results.
- Deferral criteria:
- Positive for HIV/HBV/HCV/HTLV/syphilis, or sexual partners positive for any of these
- Patients who have had acute HBV may be reinstated provided they meet criteria:
- More than 12 months from recovery
- HbsAg, HB core and HBV DNA negative
- If HB core positive: HBV DNA negative and anti-HBs > 100iu/l
- HEV or WNV RNA positive: defer for six months and reinstate without further testing
- HEV can be reinstated earlier than six months if HEV RNA negative and IgG positive
- See links below for screening tests and algorithms for management if tests are positive.
JPAC Committee (Transfusion Red Book) Microbiology Screening, updated with 2016 Change Notification.
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