"The reason we changed his status is because we think patients have a 99 percent chance of being rejected by hospitals if they know the patients are HIV carriers," he said.
Xiao Feng is still resting, and is not available to be interviewed, said Li.
A media officer at Tianjin Cancer Institute said they did treat Xiao Feng for 18 days as an inpatient. The hospital is not suitable for treating HIV/AIDS patients, she said.
"The patient's [HIV] condition might mean he wasn't suitable for an operation," she said, adding that they are investigating why the hospital refused to operate on Xiao Feng.
Since Li first posted of Xiao Feng's experience on his Sina microblog last week, the story was reposted and commented on thousands of times, with some Web users broadly supportive, but others condemning the deception.
"Every career has risks, but I think doctors should face disease like professional medical staff. If they don't want any risk then it's better to quit," said Web user Hao Kefei.
Landmark building should respect the public's feeling
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