Table 18.
Regular Blood tests before and after corneal xenotransplantation.
| Test | Time |
|---|---|
| Screening testa | Before surgery |
| PERV | 12 W, 24 W, 52 W, 1Y6M, 2Y |
| CMV antigenemia | 2 W, 4 W, 8 W, 12 W, 24 W, 52 W, 2Y |
| EBV RT-PCR | 24 W |
| HBs Ag | 24 W, 2Y |
| Anti-HCV, HIV, RPR | 52 W, 2Y |
| AFP, PSA (only for man) | 2Y |
Abbreviations: Ab: antibody, AFP: alpha-fetoprotein, Anti-HCV: hepatitis C Antibody, CMV: cytomegalovirus, EBV: Epstein–Barr virus, Ig: immunoglobulin, HBs Ag: hepatitis B surface antigen, HIV: human immunodeficiency virus, PERV: porcine endogenous retrovirus, PSA: prostate specific antigen, RPR: rapid plasma reagin test, RT-PCR: reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction, W: weeks, Y: years.
Screening test: Hepatitis A virus IgG, Hepatitis B e antibody, Hepatitis B e antigen, Varicella zoster virus IgG, Epstein–Barr nuclear antigen IgG, Toxoplasma IgG Ab, Mumps IgG, Measles IgG, Rubella IgG, Tuberculosis specific antigen induced interferon gamma, Herpes simplex virus IgG, CMV IgG, EBV viral-capsid antigen IgG, CMV antigenemia, PSA (only for man), AFP, EBV RT-PCR, sputum acid-fast bacillus culture, Panel reactive antibody (class I, II), HBs Ag, Hepatitis B surface antibody, Hepatitis B core antibody (IgM, IgG), Anti-HCV, HIV, RPR, Blood/urine/sputum culture, sputum fungus culture, PERV.