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Current FDA guidelines require the following screening tests be performed on all volunteer blood donations:

ABO/Rh typing

Unexpected antibody screen

Hepatitis B core antibody

Hepatitis B surface antigen

Hepatitis C antibody

HIV-I/II antibody

Serologic Test for Syphilis

HTLV-I/II antibody

T. cruzi antibody (Chagas' Disease)

HIV-I Nucleic Acid Test

HCV Nucleic Acid Test

West Nile Virus Nucleic Acid Test

Bacterial contamination of platelets screen

Optional Tests:

Cytomegalovirus antibody

Hepatitis B Nucleic Acid Test.

Sources:

FDA.gov

AABB.org

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