AIDS in Los Angeles County : Patient characteristics for L.A. County AIDS cases reported in May:
Adults and Adolescents
Males Females Total May Year May Year May Year EXPOSURE SOURCE Cases to Date Cases to Date Cases to Date Male-male sexual contact 223 2,396 0 0 223 2,396 Injection drug user(IDU) 38 252 7 71 45 323 Male-male sex/IDU 14 236 0 0 14 236 Hemophilia/coag disorder 0 5 0 1 0 6 Heterosexual contact 1 38 9 86 10 124 Transfusion recipient 3 26 -2 17 3 43 Undetermined 10 431 3 69 13 500 Total 289 3,384 17 244 306 3,628
Pediatric Cases
Males Females Total May Year May Year May Year EXPOSURE SOURCE Cases to Date Cases to Date Cases to Date Hemophilia/ 0 0 0 0 0 0 Coag Disorder Mother with/ 0 3 0 2 0 5 at risk for HIV Transfusion recipient 0 1 0 0 0 1 Undetermined 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total 0 4 0 2 0 6
CASES (since 1981): 20,755
DEATHS (since 1981): 13,597 Negative number indicates reclassification Source: L.A. County Dept. of Health Services. Research: Tracy Thomas
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