Table 3.

Common screening tests for organ donors^a

Human immunodeficiency virus antibody Hepatitis B (HBV) serologies including HBV surface antigen, core antibody, surface antibody, and hepatitis δ antigen and/or antibody in HBsAg-positive donors Hepatitis C antibody Nontreponemal and treponemal testing (rapid plasma reagin [RPR] + TPHA or TPPA or FTA-Abs) Human T-cell lymphotrophic virus (HTLV-I/II) antibody (less common currently given assay performance) Toxoplasma antibody (notably in cardiac donors) Cytomegalovirus antibody Epstein–Barr virus (EBV) antibody panel (EBV viral capsid antigen, ± early antigen, and nuclear antigen antibody levels) Herpes simplex virus antibody Varicella-zoster virus antibody Blood and urine cultures

^aMany procurement organizations supplement these tests with additional assays based on local epidemiology and/or use nucleic acid-based assays (NAT) (see also Grossi et al. 2009).