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World J Gastroenterol. Dec 21, 2019; 25(47): 6799-6812
Published online Dec 21, 2019. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v25.i47.6799

Table 1 Terminology for hepatitis C virus-positive donors

Donor testing	Anti-HCV antibody	HCV RNA
Donor terminology if positive	“Seropositive”	“NAT positive” or “Viremic”
Acute infection	(-)	+
Chronic infection	+	+
Resolved	+	(-)

HCV: Hepatitis C virus; NAT: Nucleic acid test.

Citation: Crismale JF, Ahmad J. Expanding the donor pool: Hepatitis C, hepatitis B and human immunodeficiency virus-positive donors in liver transplantation. World J Gastroenterol 2019; 25(47): 6799-6812
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v25/i47/6799.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v25.i47.6799