Agents and their likelihood of transfusion transmission in qualitative terms.
| Agent . | TransfusionTransmission . |
|---|---|
| * Animal models support the possibility that this agent may be able to be transmitted by transfusion | |
| Abbreviations: HIV, human immunodeficiency virus; HCV, hepatitis C virus; HBV, hepatitis B virus; HTLV, human T-cell lymphotrophic virus; CMV, cytomegalovirus; EBV, Epstein-Barr virus; HAV, hepatitis A virus; HGV, hepatitis G virus; TTV, transfusiontransmitted virus; HHV-8, human herpes virus–8; WNV, West Nile virus; CJD, Creutzfeld-Jakob disease; vCJD, variant CJD. | |
| Parasites | |
| Malaria | Rare cases |
| Babesia | Occasional cases, endemic |
| T. cruzii | Occasional cases, US |
| T. gondii | Rare cases |
| Leishmania | Rare cases (< 5 worldwide) |
| Bacteria | |
| Contaminants | Approximately 1:3,000 platelet units |
| Specific Agents | |
| T. pallidum | Rare cases |
| B. burgdorferi | No known cases |
| E. chaffeensis | No known cases |
| E. cytophagophilia | One possible case |
| R. rickettsii | One reported case |
| Viruses | |
| HIV | Rare cases |
| HCV | Rare cases |
| HBV | Occasional cases |
| HTLV | Rare cases |
| CMV | Occurs, threat to specific pts |
| EBV | Occurs, threat to specific pts |
| B19 | Occurs, threat to specific pts |
| HAV | Rare cases |
| HGV | Occurs, not a threat to pts |
| TTV | Occurs, not a threat to pts |
| Sen-V | Occurs, not a threat to pts |
| HHV-8 | No known cases |
| WNV | Several cases reported |
| Enterovirus | Known donor viremia |
| Prions | |
| CJD | No known cases |
| vCJD | No known cases* |
| Agent . | TransfusionTransmission . |
|---|---|
| * Animal models support the possibility that this agent may be able to be transmitted by transfusion | |
| Abbreviations: HIV, human immunodeficiency virus; HCV, hepatitis C virus; HBV, hepatitis B virus; HTLV, human T-cell lymphotrophic virus; CMV, cytomegalovirus; EBV, Epstein-Barr virus; HAV, hepatitis A virus; HGV, hepatitis G virus; TTV, transfusiontransmitted virus; HHV-8, human herpes virus–8; WNV, West Nile virus; CJD, Creutzfeld-Jakob disease; vCJD, variant CJD. | |
| Parasites | |
| Malaria | Rare cases |
| Babesia | Occasional cases, endemic |
| T. cruzii | Occasional cases, US |
| T. gondii | Rare cases |
| Leishmania | Rare cases (< 5 worldwide) |
| Bacteria | |
| Contaminants | Approximately 1:3,000 platelet units |
| Specific Agents | |
| T. pallidum | Rare cases |
| B. burgdorferi | No known cases |
| E. chaffeensis | No known cases |
| E. cytophagophilia | One possible case |
| R. rickettsii | One reported case |
| Viruses | |
| HIV | Rare cases |
| HCV | Rare cases |
| HBV | Occasional cases |
| HTLV | Rare cases |
| CMV | Occurs, threat to specific pts |
| EBV | Occurs, threat to specific pts |
| B19 | Occurs, threat to specific pts |
| HAV | Rare cases |
| HGV | Occurs, not a threat to pts |
| TTV | Occurs, not a threat to pts |
| Sen-V | Occurs, not a threat to pts |
| HHV-8 | No known cases |
| WNV | Several cases reported |
| Enterovirus | Known donor viremia |
| Prions | |
| CJD | No known cases |
| vCJD | No known cases* |