DONOR SCREENING DEFERRALS

PERMANENT

diagnosed with AIDS

PERMANENT, why? lack certain factor to clot

hemophiliacs- a rare, mostly inherited genetic disorder that impairs the body's ability to form blood clots, leading to prolonged bleeding and easy bruising

PERMANENT

intravenous drug users

PERMANENT, why? immunocompromised

individual with malignant solid tumors except for basal cell carcinoma of the skin and carcinoma in situ of the cervix

PERMANENT; why? chemo agents administered for malignancy

hematological malignancies

PERMANENT

chronic cardiopulmonary, liver, or renal disease

PERMANENT

serious abnormal bleeding tendenciesPERMANENT

PERMANENT

has history or diagnosed with viral hepatitis after age of 11

TEMPORARY, why? most like due to HEPA A which has no chronic carrier state

viral hepatitis before age of 11

INDEFINITE, why? anti-HBc is a lifelong marker of past or ongoing HEPA B VIRUS INFECTION

individual reacted with anti-HBc more than once

PERMANENT, why? the parasite persist in the body for years or decades even if asymptomatic

chagas’ disease- illness caused infection with the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi.

INDEFINITE; why? parasite can remain in the bloodstream for months or years even if asymptomatic

babesiosis- a malaria-like, tick-borne parasitic disease caused by microscopic Babesia protozoa that infect and destroy red blood cells causing anemia and other complications

PERMANENT; why? it a treatment for psoriasis which is teratogenic (causes birth defect) plus it is highly fat-soluble which mean it can stay at the tissue for a long time

taking tegison or etretinate

PERMANENT; why? since it is a fatal prion disease

individual diagnosed with creutzfeldt-jacob disease

PERMANENT; why? since it is a CJD treatment the risk of prion contamination is high

recipient of human pituitary derived growth hormone

PERMANENT; why? risks of transmission of CJD

recipient of cornea or dura mater

INDEFINITE; why? CJD can be genetic

relative of someone diagnosed with CJD

INDEFINITE; why?

spend 3 or more months in europe since 1980

3 YEARS; why? parasite can still persist in blood after symptoms disappear

diagnosed and treated with malaria

3 YEARS; why? this treatment for psoriasis can persist in the body but faster to clear out than tegison

individual taking soriatane or acitretin12

12 MONTHS

recipient of blood known to be possible sources of hepatitis

12 MONTHS; why? might be transmitted sexually

close contact with a hepatitis infected individual

12 MONTHS

risk exposure to hepatitis

12 MONTHS; why? due to lack of lubricant in the anal site of men and due to repeated friction it can cause abrasion inside which can act as the portal of entry for pathogen so even if they will use a commercial bought lubricant it will just end up drying the insides since it is water-based

men having sex with other men

12 MONTHS

sexual contact with someone with AIDS, hepatitis, IV drug users, with hemophilia or related blood disorders