TABLE 2.

Recommended blood testing for potential fecal donors based on presently published guidance and protocols^a

Characteristic	Consistently recommended	Occasionally recommended	Case-by-case basis	Recently recommended
Bacterial tests
Treponema pallidum serology (23–26, 34, 52)	•
Helicobacter pylori EIA (25)			•
Viral tests
Cytomegalovirus serology (23, 25, 52)		•
Epstein Barr virus serology (23, 25, 52)		•
Hepatitis A virus IgM (23–26, 34, 52)	•
Hepatitis B virus surface antigen (23–26, 34, 52)	•
Hepatitis C virus antibody (23–26, 34, 52)	•
HIV Ab/Ag including p24 (23–26, 34, 52)	•
HTLV 1 and 2 antibodies (23, 25, 26, 34, 52)			•
JC virus serology (25)			•
Protozoal tests
Entamoeba histolytica latex agglutination and dipstick (23, 25, 52)		•
Strongyloides stercoralis serology (23, 25, 34, 52)			•
Schistosoma spp. (25)			•
Other blood tests
Complete blood count (23, 26, 34)				•
Complete metabolic panel (23, 26)		•
Liver function panel (23, 26, 34)				•
ESR and CRP (23, 26, 52)		•

^aConsistently recommended, recommended in >4 guidance/protocols; occasionally recommended, recommended in some but not >4 guidance/protocols; case-by-case basis, case-by-case consideration of screening is suggested; recently recommended, recently recommended in response to reported safety concerns. EIA, enzyme immunoassay; ESR, erythrocyte sedimentation rate; CRP, c-reactive protein.