Table 1. The list of infections that can be transmitted through donor tissue and currently available tests for their identification1,7,8 .

Name of the infection	Screening test
Human immunodeficiency virus types 1 and 2 (HIV-1, HIV-2)	Anti-HIV-1,2; PCR
Hepatitis B (HBV)	HBsAg; anti-HBc; PCR
Hepatitis C (HCV)	Anti-HCV; PCR
Syphilis (Treponema pallidum)	Treponema-specific antibodies; PCR
Human T-cell lymphotropic virus types I and II (HTLV-I, HTLV-II)	Anti-HTLV-I and anti-HTLV-II
Cytomegalovirus infection (CMV)	IgG anti-CMV
Infectious mononucleosis (Epstein–Barr virus)	PCR
Transmissible spongiform encephalopaties (TSEs) (Creutzfeldt–Jacob disease)	Western blot; PCR
Neisseria gonorrhoeae a	Culture test
Chlamydia trachomatis a	IgG anti-Chlamydia

^aFor donors of reproductive cells and tissues.