AIDS in Los Angeles County
Patient characteristics for L.A. County AIDS cases reported in July:
Adults and Adolescents
Males Females Total July Year July Year July Year EXPOSURE SOURCE Cases to Date Cases to Date Cases to Date Male-male sexual contact 264 2,910 0 0 264 2,910 Injection drug user(IDU) 30 319 14 103 44 422 Male-male sex/IDU 27 280 0 0 27 280 Hemophilia/coag disorder 6 14 0 1 6 15 Heterosexual contact 3 51 17 116 20 167 Transfusion recipient 4 32 7 28 11 60 Undetermined 21 457 5 80 26 537 Total 355 4,063 43 328 398 4,391
Pediatric Cases
Males Females T July Year July Year July EXPOSURE SOURCE Cases to Date Cases to Date Cases Hemophilia/Coag Disorder 0 0 0 0 0 Mother with/at risk for HIV 1 4 1 4 2 Transfusion recipient 0 1 0 1 0 Undetermined 0 0 0 0 0 Total 1 5 1 5 2
otal Year EXPOSURE SOURCE to Date Hemophilia/Coag Disorder 0 Mother with/at risk for HIV 8 Transfusion recipient 2 Undetermined 0 Total 10
Cases since 1981: 21,522
Deaths since 1981: 14,014
Source: L.A. County Dept. of Health Services
Research: Tracy Thomas
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