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The Importance of HLA and HNA Antibody Screening: International Donor Eligibility Guidelines

Guidelines for the Blood Transfusion Services from the Joint United Kingdom Blood Transfusion and Tissue Transplantation Services Professional Advisory Committee

17.4: HNA antibody detection methods
Laboratories should use tests with adequate sensitivity for the detection and identification of HNA-reactive antibodies. It is recommended that more than one technique is used to detect HNA-specific antibodies. The combination of chosen technique(s)…must ensure:

• The detection of clinically significant HNA-reactive alloantibodies to the antigens of the HNA-1, HNA-2, HNA-3, HNA-4 and HNA-5 systems.
• The detection and identification of HNA-reactive antibodies in samples containing a mixture of both HNA and HLA-reactive antibodies, including antibodies to HNA-3 system antigens, which is expressed on both granulocytes and lymphocytes.
• The identification of the individual HNA specificities in samples containing mixtures of alloantibodies against several HNA antigens (e.g. masking of certain HNA specificities by composition of the panel).¹⁷

FDA Recommendations for Investigational COVID-19 Convalescent Plasma and American Association of Blood Banks (AABB) Transfusion Service Standards

Collection of COVID-19 Convalescent Plasma, Section 1. Donor Eligibility
COVID-19 convalescent plasma is collected from individuals who meet the following qualifications:

• Male donors, or female donors who have not been pregnant, or female donors who have been tested since their most recent pregnancy and results interpreted as negative for HLA antibodies.^18,19

International Society of Blood Transfusion (ISBT) Working Party on Global Blood Safety

Points to consider in the preparation and transfusion of COVID-19 convalescent plasma
Eligibility of convalescent COVID-19 patients to donate whole blood or plasma should be based on:

• To avoid the risk of Transfusion Related Acute Lung Injury (TRALI) preference should be given to use of plasma from male donors or from female donors who have never been pregnant including abortions. This measure lowers the possibility of presence in the plasma of the antibodies to HLA or granulocyte antigens that cause TRALI. TRALI occurs within 6 hours after transfusion of implicated plasma and can be severe.²⁰

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