AIDS in Los Angeles County
Patient characteristics for L.A. County AIDS cases reported in March:
Adults and Adolescents
Males Females Total Mar. Year Mar. Year Mar. Year EXPOSURE SOURCE Cases to Date Cases to Date Cases to Date Male-male 538 1,909 0 0 538 1,909 sexual contact Injection 42 191 17 58 59 249 drug user (IDU) Male-male sex/IDU 52 192 0 0 52 192 Hemophilia/coag disorder 2 4 0 1 2 5 Heterosexual contact 6 29 26 67 32 96 Transfusion recipient 4 18 6 15 10 33 Undetermined 186 452 24 60 210 512 Total 830 2,795 73 201 903 2,996
Pediatric Cases
Males Females T Mar. Year Mar. Year Mar. EXPOSURE SOURCE Cases to Date Cases to Date Cases Hemophilia/coag disorder 0 0 0 0 0 Mother with/at risk for HIV 0 3 0 1 0 Transfusion recipient 0 1 0 0 0 Undetermined 0 0 0 0 0 Total 0 4 0 1 0
otal Year EXPOSURE SOURCE to Date Hemophilia/coag disorder 0 Mother with/at risk for HIV 4 Transfusion recipient 1 Undetermined 0 Total 5
CASES (since 1981): 20,121 DEATHS (since 1981): 13,231 Source: L.A. County Dept. of Health Services; Research: Tracy Thomas
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