Regulacje i polityka gospodarcza · 1.11.1996

Clarification of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Screening Practices for Organ Donors

In 1994, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published revised guidelines for preventing transmission of human immunodeficiency virus through transplantation of human tissue and organs.\1\ The guidelines were developed to minimize the risk of HIV transmission to transplant recipients while maintaining the availability of suitable donor organs/tissue. In developing the document, CDC sought assistance from public and private health professionals, including expert consultants involved in organ/tissue transplantation, to ensure that the diverse circumstances surrounding transplants were considered. Reports from the organ procurement and transplantation community have indicated that, in attempts to ensure the highest level of safety, the guidelines have been interpreted in a way which has further compromised the already limited supply of human organs. The purpose of this notice is to clarify the recommendations concerning the use of organs from potential donors who test HIV- antibody negative but who have behavioral risk factors for HIV infection. The provisions in this notice apply only to screening of organ donors; they do not apply to screening of tissue, blood, or o