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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2026 Apr 13.
Published before final editing as: Hepatology. 2025 Dec 17:10.1097/HEP.0000000000001644. doi: 10.1097/HEP.0000000000001644

Table 1:

Screening for Infection

Recommended Screening Labs for all patients Diagnosis
CMV IgG CMV
EBV IgG EBV
HBsAG, HBcAB, HBsAb Hepatitis B
Anti HCV IgG- if positive, RNA Hepatitis C
HEV (conditional) Hepatitis E
HIV Antibody, if positive, HIV RNA Human Immunodeficiency Virus
Rectal and nasal swab MDRO
Rectal: CPE, VRE
Nasal: MRSA
PPD or IGRA (Quanti-Feron-TB Bold Plus and T-Spot Mycobacterium Tuberculosis
RPR, if positive follow with specific treponemal test Syphilis
Toxo IgG Toxoplasmosis
VZV Varicella
Conditional Screening if exposure risk
Coccidioides serology or skin testing Coccidioidomycosis
Serum Antibody tests Histoplasmosis
Strongyloides IgG Strongyloides
Trypanosoma C serology Trypanosoma cruzi