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Published in final edited form as: Transfusion. 2012 Jul 31;53(3):531–538. doi: 10.1111/j.1537-2995.2012.03820.x

Table 2.

High-Risk Behavior deferral grouping codes and individual blood center deferral codes.

(Grouping codes) FPS Sao Paulo
(Specific codes)
Hemominas
(Specific codes)
Hemope
(Specific codes)
403 – HIV exposure Exchange drugs or money for sex Sexual partner of HIV suspicious Sexual partner of HIV suspicious
Unsafe sex with heterosexual partner
<12 months
Rape
404 – STD exposure Syphilis
Other Sexually Transmitted Disease
Self reported Sexually Transmitted
Diseases
Has or had Sexually Transmitted
Diseases
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
exposure
501 – High risk
(includes high risk
sexual partner)
Sexual partner of hepatitis patient
Sexual partner of blood recipient
Sexual partner actually in prison or
in the past
Sexual partner of injection drug
user
Sexual partner of not injection drug
user
Bisexual partner
High risk sexual relations= 6 or
more sexual partners
Sexual intercourse without a
condom/casual one time partner.
Sexual partner of prostitute
Promiscuous sexual partner
Contact with Infectious Disease
Carrier
High risk sexual partner
High Risk professional activity
(prostitute, men and women
dancers, rent boy, male hustler, etc)
Sexual partner of hemodialysis
patient
Sexual partner of organ/tissue
receiver
Behavioral risk –TD**
Behavioral risk-PD**
Sexual promiscuity
Sexual partner of prostitute in the
last 12 months
Sexual partner of ex-inmate or
convict
Sexual partner of hemodialysis
patient
Sexual partner of blood recipient
Contact with Hepatitis Carrier in the
last 6 month
More than 1 sexual partner last year
Sexual partner to a HIV risk person
Prostitution
Sexual partner to a HIV positive
Sexual partner of prostitute <12
months
High Risk suspicious
Bisexual
Promiscuous
Sexual partner to a HTLV positive
Sexual partner to a HCV positive
Sexual partner of ex-inmate or convict
High risk sexual relations= 6 or more
sexual partners
Sexual partner of blood recipient
Sexual partner of injection drug user
Bisexual partner
High Risk professional activity
(prostitute, men and women dancers,
rent boy, male hustler, etc)
503 – Male who has
sex with other males
(MSM)
MSM/ Same Sex sexual relation
Bisexual
MSM Homosexual contact, just once
MSM
Bisexual
600 – Other deferral Came to blood bank to get blood
tests/also HIV test
Drug user (IDU **/ Not IDU*)
Past Drug user ( IDU/ Not IDU*)
Came to blood bank to get blood
tests/also HIV test
illegal drug user**
Came to blood bank to get blood
tests/also HIV test
Drug user ( IDU**/ Not IDU*)
*

Temporary Deferral

**

Permanent Deferral