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5. Person Sharing a Home with a person with hepatitis B infection

Obligatory

Obtain history to determine if they are still sharing a home, and if not, the time since sharing ceased

Must not donate:
If less than 3 months since sharing ceased.

Discretionary

If more than 3 months since sharing ceased, accept.

If less than 3 months since sharing ceased, and the donor is shown to be naturally immune, accept

See if Relevant

 6. Hepatitis B Immunization, below.

Additional Information

A person sharing a home with a person infected with hepatitis B within the past 3 months may be accepted following individual risk assessment if the risk of delaying transplant outweighs the risk of transmission of hepatitis B

Reason for Change

This entry has been modified in line with the recommendations of the SaBTO Donor Selection Criteria Review Report published on 23rd July 2017.