AIDS IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY
Patient characteristics for L.A. County AIDS cases reported in November:
Adults and Adolescents
Males Females Total April Year April Year April Year EXPOSURE SOURCE Cases to Date Cases to Date Cases to Date Male-male 268 2,953 0 0 268 2,953 sexual contact Injection 21 260 4 67 25 327 drug user(IDU) Male-male 16 232 0 0 16 232 sex/IDU Hemophilia 1 16 0 2 1 18 /coag disorder Heterosexual 0 31 8 136 8 167 contact Transfusion 0 28 0 24 0 52 recipient Undetermined 41 354 7 76 48 430 Total 347 3,874 19 305 366 4,179
Pediatric Cases
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 2 8 2 11 4 19 /at risk for HIV Transfusion recipient 0 4 0 1 0 5 Undetermined 0 1 1 1 1 2 Total 2 13 3 13 5 26
CASES (since 1981): 27,606 DEATHS (since 1981): 17,918 Source: L.A. County Department of Health Services
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