Table 4.2.

FDA/ASRM donor history screening guidelines [7]

Medical history

History of hereditary disease

History of hemophilia or other coagulation disorders who have received human-derived clotting factor concentrates

Exposure within the last 12 months to blood known or suspected to be infected with HIV, hepatitis B, and/or hepatitis C virus

Treatment for syphilis, gonorrhea, or chlamydia within last 12 months

Risk for or family history of transmissible spongiform encephalopathy

Recent West Nile viral infection

Acute SARS infection or risk factors for SARS infection

History of xenotransplant or close contact with xenotransplant patient

History of human organ or tissue transplant or human extracts

Recent smallpox vaccination

Social history

Injected drug use for nonmedical reasons in last 5 years

Engagement in casual sexual relations frequently with different partners

Participation in sex in exchange for money or drugs in the last 5 years

History of incarceration in jail for more than 72 h in the last 12 months

Living with another person with viral hepatitis within last 12 months

Acupuncture, body piercing, or tattooing procedures within the last 12 months in which sterile procedures were not or suspected to be not used

Sexual intercourse in the last 12 months with persons with any of the above medical or social history