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does the American red cross offer HIV testing?

Does the american red cross test your blood for HIV/AIDS if you DONATE blood at a public place? Dot they contact you if they found anything?
will they test it and if found positive call you and tell you?? even if its just a blood donation?

Public Comments

1. Normally any blood collection centers will arrange all the tests necessary to collect blood from the donor like yourself They will also test for HIV and if found positive then they wil advice you to have further tests ot ask you to go to a specialist center for HIV

2. Yes

3. Current FDA and /or AABB guidelines require that every volunteer blood donation (allogeneic and autologous) be screened for the following:

ABO, Rh Typing
Unexpected antibody screen (immunohematologic antibodies)
Hepatitis B surface antigen
Hepatitis B core antibodies
Hepatitis C antibodies
Serologic test for Syphilis
HIV-I/II antibodies
Human T-cell lymphotrophic virus antibodies
HIV-I Nucleic Acid Test (PCR)
HCV Nucleic Acid Test (PCR)
West Nile Virus Nucleic Acid Test (PCR)
Bacterial Screening of Platelet components

Additional tests may be preformed at the discretion of the collection facility, such as Cytomegalovirus (CMV) Antibody screening, Hepatitis B Nucleic Acid Testing (PCR) and T. Cruzi antibodies (Chagas' Disease).

If any test is repeat reactive, it must be further tested using a licensed confirmatory test, if one exists. FDA guidelines also require that all blood collection facilities notify the donor of any unexpected screening test results within eight weeks of donation. However, most will notify within 4 weeks, usually by USPS 1st Class mail (or certified/restricted delivery if specified).