| COVID-19 | Coronavirus disease 2019 |
| Ct | Cycle threshold |
| DNA | Deoxyribonucleic Acid |
| EDTA | Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid |
| HAV | Hepatitis-A Virus |
| HBV | Hepatitis-B Virus |
| HCV | Hepatitis-C Virus |
| HIV | Human Immunodeficiency Virus |
| JPAC | Joint UK Blood Transfusion Services Professional Advisory Committee |
| NAT | Nucleic Acid Amplification Technology |
| B19V | Parvovirus B19 |
| (q)PCR | (quantitative) polymerase chain reaction |
| SARS-CoV-2 | Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 |
| WHO | World Health Organization |
| WNV | West Nile Virus |
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