AIDS IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY

Patient characteristics for Los Angeles County AIDS cases

Patient characteristics for L.A. County AIDS cases reported in December:

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 147 3100 0 0 147 3100 sexual contact Injection 20 281 5 72 25 353 drug user(IDU) Male-male 6 242 0 0 6 242 sex/IDU Hemophilia 1 17 0 2 1 19 /coag disorder Heterosexual 2 33 13 148 15 181 contact Transfusion 1 29 0 24 1 53 recipient Undetermined 37 388 10 86 47 474 Total 214 4,090 28 332 242 4,422

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 0 8 1 13 1 21 /at risk for HIV Transfusion recipient 0 4 1 2 1 6 Undetermined 0 1 0 0 0 1 Total 0 13 2 15 2 28

CASES (since 1981): 27,851 DEATHS (since 1981): 18,066 Negative number indicates reclassification Source: L.A. County Dept. of Health Services Researcher: Tracy Thomas