Infectious Disease Transmission Testing*

Infectious Disease Transmission Testing*

Infectious Agent

Type of Testing

Babesia microti (babesiosis)

Nucleic acid and antibody testing (in Babesia endemic regions)

Cytomegalovirus

Nucleic acid and antibody testing (particularly for high-risk, immunocompromised or neonatal recipients)

Hepatitis B virus

HBsAg, anti HBc, and nucleic acid testing

Hepatitis C virus

Nucleic acid and antibody testing

HIV-1 and HIV-2

Nucleic acid and antibody testing

Human T-cell lymphotropic viruses 1 and 2

Antibody testing

Treponema pallidum (syphilis)

Antigen testing

Trypanosoma cruzi (Chagas disease)

Antibody testing

West Nile virus

Nucleic acid testing

Zika virus

Nucleic acid testing

* Blood is also cultured for a wide range of bacteria

Anti-HBc = antibody to hepatitis B core; HBsAg = hepatitis B surface antigen; HIV = human immunodeficiency virus.

* Blood is also cultured for a wide range of bacteria

Anti-HBc = antibody to hepatitis B core; HBsAg = hepatitis B surface antigen; HIV = human immunodeficiency virus.

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