[The principles of pre-epidemic diagnosis in the epidemiological surveillance system for HIV infection]. / Printsipy predépidemiologicheskoi diagnostiki v sisteme épidemiologicheskogo nadzora na VICh-infektsiei.

The problem of the general introduction of the principles of the pre-epidemic diagnostics of HIV infection was discussed. These principles should be based on the observation of "model" infections (viral hepatitides B, C, D), multipurpose serological monitoring and sociological methods aimed at obtaining the necessary information. The suggestion that the age and sexual structure of HIV-infected patients would be determined by the route of HIV transmission, prevailing on a given territory, including into infection process adolescents and young women and men was made.