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 May Year May Year May Year EXPOSURE SOURCE Cases to Date Cases to Date Cases to Date Male-male 298 1,413 0 0 298 1,413 sexual contact Injection 23 131 2 24 25 155 drug user(IDU) Male-male 19 108 0 0 19 108 sex/IDU Hemophilia 2 8 0 0 2 8 /coag disorder Heterosexual 2 16 7 63 9 79 contact Transfusion 2 10 3 8 5 18 recipient Undetermined 40 179 11 34 51 213 Total 386 1,865 23 129 409 1,994
Pediatric Cases
Males Females Total May Year May Year May Year EXPOSURE SOURCE Cases to Date Cases to Date Cases to Date Hemophilia/Coag Disorder 0 1 0 0 0 1 Mother with 0 0 0 0 0 0 /at risk for HIV Transfusion recipient 0 1 0 0 0 1 Undetermined 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total 0 2 0 0 0 2
CASES (since 1981): 25,563 DEATHS (since 1981): 16,523 Negative number indicates reclassification Source: L.A. County Dept. of Health Services
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