Another Web user called Xianfengqing said Xiao Feng's action is murdering doctors and other patients. "Not only are you not ashamed of forging [records] but you also dare sue the hospital. Dirty!"

Zhou Zijun, a professor with the School of Public Health of Peking University, agreed that Xiao Feng's actions were inappropriate since it can put doctors and other patients in danger.

"We need to give HIV/AIDS patients care, but they also have to understand that their disease is infectious and may affect the social security," he said. He did not explain how HIV sufferers could impact social security.

According to the 2006 Regulation on the Prevention and Treatment of HIV/AIDS, all medical organizations must provide HIV/AIDS patients with treatment for non-HIV diseases, although it does not stipulate a punishment if the hospital refuses.

Ministry of Health media officer Deng Haihua, confirmed that hospitals must not reject such patients.

"Although they are required to go to designated hospitals for HIV/AIDS treatment, any domestic hospitals should offer medical treatment of non-HIV diseases," Deng said.