AIDS IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY
Patient characteristics for Los Angeles County AIDS cases
Patient characteristics for L.A. County AIDS cases reported in March:
Adults and Adolescents
Males Females Total March Year March Year March Year EXPOSURE SOURCE Cases to Date Cases to Date Cases to Date Male-male 280 846 0 0 280 846 sexual contact Injection 35 79 7 15 42 94 drug user(IDU) Male-male 18 61 0 0 18 61 sex/IDU Hemophilia 1 3 0 0 1 3 /coag disorder Heterosexual 5 12 8 40 13 52 contact Transfusion 3 8 2 5 5 13 recipient Undetermined 35 104 6 20 41 124 Total 377 1,113 23 80 400 1,193
Pediatric Cases
Males Females Total March Year March Year March Year EXPOSURE SOURCE Cases to Date Cases to Date Cases to Date Hemophilia/Coag Disorder 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mother with 0 0 0 0 0 0 /at risk for HIV Transfusion recipient 0 0 0 0 0 0 Undetermined 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total 0 0 0 0 0 0
CASES (since 1981): 24,776 DEATHS (since 1981): 15,944 Negative number indicates reclassification Source: L.A. County Dept. of Health Services
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