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 Dec. Year Dec. Year Dec. Year EXPOSURE SOURCE Cases to Date Cases to Date Cases to Date Male-male 340 4,645 0 0 340 4,645 sexual contact Injection 22 434 5 135 27 569 drug user(IDU) Male-male 19 385 0 0 19 385 sex/IDU Hemophilia 2 24 1 2 3 26 /coag disorder Heterosexual 4 66 13 197 17 263 contact Transfusion 2 33 2 20 4 53 recipient Undetermined 45 586 6 114 51 700 Total 434 6,173 27 468 461 6,641

*Pediatric Cases

Males Females Total Dec. Year Dec. Year Dec. 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 6 0 9 /at risk for HIV Transfusion recipient 0 1 0 1 0 2 Undetermined 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total 0 4 0 7 0 11

CASES (since 1981): 23,630 DEATHS (since 1981): 15,187 Negative number indicates reclassification Source: L.A. County Dept. of Health Services