Table 1. Transmission Category by Clinical Status of HIV-Positive Adolescents in Care, 1995

Vertical (n=149) Blood Products (n=294) Sexual, Males (n=140) Sexual, Females (n=332)

Median CD4 cell count 201/mm3 252/mm3 410/mm3 464/mm3
Percent symptomatic 84 60 30 26
Percent with AIDS 63 51 23 20
PCP prophylaxis 96 89 42 56

Source: Rogers AS et al. A profile of human immunodeficiency virus-infected adolescents receiving health care services at selected sites in the United States. J Adolesc Health 1996; 19:401-8.