AIDS IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY : Patient characteristics for Los Angeles County AIDS cases:
ADULTS AND ADOLESCENTS
Males Females Total Oct. Year Oct. Year Oct. Year EXPOSURE SOURCE Cases to Date Cases to Date Cases to Date Homosexual/Bisexual, male 241 1,727 0 0 241 1,727 Heterosexual IVDU* 15 95 5 23 20 118 Homosexual/Bisexual IVDU 9 111 0 0 9 111 Hemophilia/Coag Disorder 0 7 0 0 0 7 Heterosexual Contact 1 16 7 32 8 48 Transfusion 3 17 2 14 5 31 Undetermined 16 113 1 18 17 131 TOTAL 285 2,086 15 87 300 2,173 PEDIATRIC CASES Hemophilia/Coag Disorder 0 0 0 0 0 0 Parent at Risk 0 8 1 3 1 11 Transfusion 0 3 0 0 0 3 Undetermined 0 1 0 0 0 1 TOTAL 0 12 1 3 1 15
CASES SINCE 1981: 10,756 DEATHS SINCE 1981: 7,322 * IVDU is Intravenous Drug User Negative number indicates reclassification Source: L.A. County Dept. of Health Services
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