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What is a directed donor?

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What is a directed donor?

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A directed donor is a donor whose identity is known by the recipient. Directed donors are screened in the same way as anonymous donors. Like an anonymous donor, a directed donor must be tested for HIV 1/2, HTLV-I/II, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, syphilis, chlamydia, and gonorrhea. In addition, the New York State Department of Health and the American Association of Tissue Banks require that specimens deposited by directed donors be quarantined for a period of at least 180 days and released only after the directed donor is retested and tests non-reactive for HIV-1/2, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, HTLV-I/II, syphilis, and chlamydia.