American Association of Blood Banks (AABB) Standards mandate the donor of blood or 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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The AABB Standards require permanent deferral of a blood donor if the recipient develops evidence of transfusion-associated hepatitis, HIV, or HTLV-I/II infection and the donor's blood was the only unit transfused. This is because the implicated unit can be directly linked to the adverse outcome, making it critical to prevent further donations from the same donor.

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