AIDS IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY
Patient characteristics for Los Angeles County AIDS cases
Patient characteristics for L.A. County AIDS cases reported in April:
Adults and Adolescents
Males Females Total Males Females Total April Year April Year April Year EXPOSURE SOURCE Cases to Date Cases to Date Cases to Date Male-male 264 2,173 0 0 264 2,173 sexual contact Injection 23 214 6 64 29 278 drug user(IDU) Male-male 30 222 0 0 30 222 sex/IDU Hemophilia 1 5 0 1 1 6 /coag disorder Heterosexual 8 37 11 77 19 114 contact Transfusion 5 23 4 19 9 42 recipient Undetermined -31 421 6 66 6 487 Total 300 3,095 27 227 327 3,322
Pediatric Cases
Males Females Total April Year April Year April Year EXPOSURE SOURCE Cases to Date Cases to Date Cases to Date Hemophilia/Coag Disorder 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mother with 0 3 1 2 1 5 /at risk for HIV Transfusion recipient 0 1 0 0 0 1 Undetermined 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total 0 4 1 2 1 6
CASES (since 1981): 20,449 DEATHS (since 1981): 13,438 Negative number indicates reclassification Source: L.A. County Dept. of Health Services
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