duffy Posted September 14, 2010 Share Posted September 14, 2010 I had this situation with a donor, who said his wife has ‘antibodies to Hepatitis B’ in the past,in 2001, although he didn’t know what antibodies and whether she was vaccinated. He said she didn’t have hepatitis. Since we weren’t sure what antibodies she actually had, (it could have been core antibodies), we deferred him that visit and asked him to bring records. (For household contact with a person with hepatitis, the deferral period is 12 months). The donor was not happy with us deferring him. What do you guys think of the whole situation? Even if the wife had core antibodies, she most likely resolved infection at this point, since’ she doesn’t have hepatitis’. Do you think it was appropriate that this donor was deferred until he brings his wife’s records? Or should we just have made a judgment call that the wife most likely has no active disease, and allowed him to donate? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adiescast Posted September 14, 2010 Share Posted September 14, 2010 It seems to me that if she was positive for the antibodies in 2001, that your known 12 month period is over. How does deferring him for 12 months now help anything? If she is a carrier and has given it to him, he should have his own antibodies and/or antigen by now. That would be the point of the 12 month deferral. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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