This kind of episodes always creates great news items for the media. There is more to it in this then meets the eye. HIV is a complex area for counselling more so in a 17 yr old. She was admitted with Dengue previously. Also remember patient's in India do not always follow advise, they tend to listen to eveyone else except the doctor and when things go wrong - the doctors and hospitals are blamed- soft targets. In some instances this maybe right however in most circumstances the fault is with the patient's or their relatives for not reacting to the advise or suggestions. The media twists and turns all these episodes to give out a juicy piece so that they get better eye-balls. Doctors are always easy meat for the media. Beat them when there is an opportunity!!