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 Aug. Year Aug. Year Aug. Year EXPOSURE SOURCE Cases to Date Cases to Date Cases to Date Male-male 292 3,264 0 0 292 3,264 sexual contact Injection 28 350 5 110 33 460 drug user(IDU) Male-male 19 300 0 0 19 300 sex/IDU Hemophilia 2 18 0 0 2 18 /coag disorder Heterosexual 5 52 15 134 20 186 contact Transfusion 5 31 1 24 6 55 recipient Undetermined 41 530 10 96 51 626 Total 392 4545 31 364 423 4909
Pediatric Cases
Males Females Total Males Females Total 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 0 5 0 8 /at risk for HIV Transfusion recipient 0 1 0 1 0 2 Undetermined 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total 0 4 0 6 0 10
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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