The American Association of Tissue Banks tissue donor screening for Mycobacterium tuberculosis-Recommended criteria and literature review.

After two multistate outbreaks of allograft tissue-transmitted tuberculosis (TB) due to viable bone, evidence-based donor screening criteria were developed to decrease the risk of transmission to recipients. Exclusionary criteria, commentary, and references supporting the criteria are provided, based on literature search and expert opinion. Both exposure and reactivation risk factors were considered, either for absolute exclusion or for exclusion in combination with multiple risk factors.