Infectious Diseases Screening
Infectious disease testing is done on all donors during initial screening and repeated approximately every 3 months thereafter. Testing includes:
- Chlamydia
- Gonorrhea
- CMV Total antibody
(If reactive, additional tests are performed to exclude an active infection) - Hepatitis B Virus surface antigen
- Hepatitis B Virus core antibody
- Hepatitis C Virus antibody
- Hepatitis C Virus NAT*
- HTLV I/II antibody
- HIV1/HIV2 antibody
- HIV 1 NAT*
- Syphilis Serology
* Nucleic Acid Test
How It Works
