Table 1.

Infectious agents routinely screened for on all blood donations

Infectious agentTest
Hepatitis B virus (HBV)HBsAg and anti-HBc*, NAT
Hepatitis C virus (HCV)Anti-HCV and HCV NAT
Hepatitis E virus (HEV)HEV NAT
HIVAntiHIV1 and 2 or HIV NAT
Human T cell lymphotropic virus (HTLV)Anti-HTLV-1 and 2
SyphilisTreponemal antibodies
Cytomegalovirus (CMV)CMV antibodies
  • HBsAg = hepatitis B surface antigen; anti-HBc = antibodies to hepatitis B core antigen; NAT = nucleic acid technology. *Currently being rolled out.