Undetected HIV infection among patients admitted to an alcohol rehabilitation unit.
Of 300 patients admitted to an alcohol rehabilitation unit, serological testing of discarded admission blood samples revealed that 31 (10.3%) had HIV infection. Chart records indicated that four patients were known to be HIV infected on admission, and HIV infection was detected in another three patients during hospitalization; however, 24 (77.4%) of the HIV-positive patients were discharged with their HIV infection still undetected.
Mahler
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Department of Psychiatry, Cornell University Medical College, New York.
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Dermatis
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D000328:Adult; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000276:immunology; D006679:HIV Seropositivity / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D015528:HIV Seroprevalence; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged