title: Undetected HIV infection among patients admitted to an alcohol rehabilitation unit.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Cornell University Medical College, New York.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mahler
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Yi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sacks
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Dermatis
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Stebinger
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Card
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Perry
mesh_terms: 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