AIDS IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY

Patient characteristics for Los Angeles County AIDS cases

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

Adults and Adolescents

Males Females Total Sept. Year Sept. Year Sept. Year EXPOSURE SOURCE Cases to Date Cases to Date Cases to Date Male-male 198 2,399 0 0 198 2,399 sexual contact Injection 30 232 8 53 38 285 drug user(IDU) Male-male 24 205 0 0 24 205 sex/IDU Hemophilia 0 15 0 2 0 17 /coag disorder Heterosexual 1 26 13 112 14 138 contact Transfusion 1 24 3 22 4 46 recipient Undetermined 35 307 7 66 42 373 Total 289 3,208 31 255 320 3,463

Pediatric Cases

Males Females Total Sept. Year Sept. Year Sept. Year EXPOSURE SOURCE Cases to Date Cases to Date Cases to Date Hemophilia/Coag Disorder 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mother with 1 5 1 7 2 12 /at risk for HIV Transfusion recipient 1 4 0 1 1 5 Undetermined 1 1 0 0 1 1 Total 3 10 1 8 4 18

CASES (since 1981): 26,961 DEATHS (since 1981): 17,528 Negative number indicates reclassification Source: L.A. County Dept. of Health Services Researcher: Tracy Thomas