title: [Clinical analysis of the positive cases of HIV antibody in otorhinolaryngology patients].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To understand the clinical condition of the positive blood serum HIV antibody cases in otorhinolaryngology patients and explore its clinical characteristic.
  
  
  METHODS
  The positive cases in otorhinolaryngology patients were detected by the primary screening test for HIV from 2005 to 2010 , then were confirmed by the confirmation laboratory WB of CDC in Chengdu City. To analyse the results of the positive cases of HIV and collate the clinical manifestation.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Totally 10 serum samples were positive by the primary screening test for HIV, among them 9 were confirmed by the confirmation laboratory, and the coincidence rate was 90.00%.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The positive cases by the primary screening test for HIV in otorhinolaryngology patients are increasing recently, but there are some false-positive cases. The clinical manifestation of HIV/AIDS patients are multiform because of the different stage of AIDS. To attach importance to diagnoses of HIV/AIDS in otorhinolaryngology is valuable in preventing nosocomial infection and avoiding medical staff infection due to occupational exposure and also reducing the occurrence of medical dispute.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, People's Hospital of Sichuan, Chengdu 610072, China. yongfeng33@sina.com
authors.forename: Yong
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Feng
authors.forename: Xiaoxu
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Ling
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Xi
authors.forename: Shiyu
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Liu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D015483:HIV Antibodies / Q000097:blood*; D006679:HIV Seropositivity / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010036:Otolaryngology; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D015483:HIV Antibodies