American Association of Blood Banks (AABB) Standards mandate the donor of blood or a component given to a recipient who develops clinical or laboratory evidence of transfusion-associated hepatitis (TAH), HIV infection, or HTLV-I/II infection must be permanently deferred if the unit was:

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If the donor's blood was the only unit transfused to a recipient who develops transfusion-associated hepatitis, HIV, or HTLV-I/II infection, it indicates a direct link between the donor's blood and the infection, necessitating permanent deferral of the donor.

American Association of Blood Banks (AABB) Standards Mandate the Donor