Donor
Screening/Laboratory Testing
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In
addition to the intense donor screening process and the
12 laboratory tests required by regulatory agencies on
each unit collected, the Blood Center has many other programs
which are vital for providing the safest possible product
to the transfusion recipients |
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Donor
Screening Tests
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| ABO/Rh
� used to determine the blood type of the donor. � |
| ALT
(Alanine Aminotransferase) � used in the diagnosis and treatment
of hepatic disease, heart disease and hepatotoxicity of some
drugs. |
| CHOL
� Cholesterol |
| RPR
� qualitative screening test for the detection of syphilis.
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| Antibody
Screen � used in the detection of unexpected antibodies
to red cells in order to prepare or select donor units for transfusion. |
| HIV-1/2(Human
Immunodeficiency Virus Types 1 and 2) � used to detect antibodies
to HIV-1 and/or HIV-2 and to identify potentially infectious
units of donated blood and plasma. |
| HTLV-I/II
(Human T-Lymphotropic Virus Types I & II) � used as a screen
for donated blood to prevent transmission of HTLV-I and HTLV-II
to recipients of blood components. |
| HbsAg
(Hepatitis B Surface Antigen) � used as a qualitative and/or
semi-quantitative test of total antibody to Hepatitis B Surface
Antigen as an aid in the diagnosis of Acute Hepatitis B. |
| HIV-1
p24 Antigen � used for screening blood donors at unknown
risk for HIV-1 infection. |
| HBC
(Hepatitis B core Antibody) � used for the detection of
total antibody to Hepatitis B virus core antigen, screening
of blood and blood products intended for transfusion and as
an aid in the diagnosis of ongoing or previous Hepatitis B virus
infection. |
| HCV
(Hepatitis C Virus) � used to detect antibody to Hepatitis
C Virus. |
| CMV
(Cytomegalovirus) Total Antibody � used as a screen for
the presence of antibody to CMV in blood or plasma donors. |
| NAT-HCV
& NAT HIV - Nucleic Acid Testing (NAT) utilizes highly specific
probes to detect the DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) and/or RNA
(ribonucleic acid) of the Hepatitis C virus and the Human Immunodeficiency
Virus |
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| Confirmatory
Tests performed in-house: |
| HIV-1
p24 Antigen Neutralization Test |
| HbsAg
Confirmatory Test (Neutralization) |
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