Effciency of HIV-infected patients detection in neurological hospitals of large industrial center

<p><em>Aim of the study: </em>to evaluate the effciency of detection for HIV-infection in patients of neurological departments of Saratov. <em>Materials and methods. </em>We retrospectively analyzed 25 250 medical histories of patients hospitalized into neurological departments of Saratov hospitals between January 2007 and April 2012. <em>Results. </em>Blood samples of 2010 patients (7,96 %) were tested for the presence of HIV-antibodies. 37 patients were HIV-positive (1,84 % of examined patients and 0,15 % of the total number of patients). <em>Conclusion. </em>Increasing popularity and variety of clinical manifestations of HIV-infection requires the expansion of neurological patients whom serum test for antibodies against HIV is needed.</p&gt