- Positive test for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) -I or -II antibodies, hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), hepatitis B core antibody (HBcAb), or hepatitis C virus (HCV) antibody (unless HCV viral load test by PCR is negative). HBcAb positivity will be allowed if one or more of the following is true: a) HBsAb is present; b) hepatitis B DNA testing is negative and the patient is receiving hepatitis B reactivation prophylaxis with entecavir, tenofovir, or lamivudine