Condition
Current sexual partner of person with hepatitis B infection
Individual at risk
Recipient
Guidance at RECRUITMENT for adult volunteer donor and maternal donor (cord blood donation)
Acceptable if donor can prove to be Hep B surface antibody positive
Guidance at CT/WORK-UP
Donor may be accepted only if donor is:
Donor is negative for all markers
OR
Donor is hep B core antibody positive, heb B surface antigen negative and hep B surface antibody has been documented to be present.
Justification for guidance
Hepatitis B infection is sexually transmitted and might be passed on to recipient by transplant of stem cells.
Notes
This advice is a requirement of the EU Tissues and Cells Directive.