Condition
Syphilis
Individual at risk
Donor / Recipient
Guidance at RECRUITMENT for adult volunteer donor and maternal donor (cord blood donation)
Accept
Guidance at CT/WORK-UP
Accept if:
Past false-positive screening test –OR-
Successfully treated or currently receiving treatment
Justification for guidance
Curable infection when properly treated
References
Notes
Those who acquire syphilis may also be at increased risk of HIV and hepatitis infection.
Medical assessment needed for adequacy of treatment based on disease status, treatment regimen received, and response to treatment by laboratory assays