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361. Archived: Drug Use, Illicit: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/drug-use-illicit-screening-january-2008
     January 15, 2008 - AHRQ staff conducted a separate review of recent literature on the accuracy, reliability, and clinical … utility of instruments designed to screen for drug use among adolescents, adults and pregnant women. 8 Accuracy … accurately and reliably detect drug use/misuse among adolescents, and fair-to-good evidence for the accuracy

362. Archived: Prostate Cancer: Screening, 2008 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/prostate-cancer-screening-2008
     August 05, 2008 - Accuracy of Screening Tests The 2002 review noted inherent problems with the use of needle biopsy results … as a reference standard to assess the accuracy of prostate cancer screening tests. … Thus, the accuracy of the PSA test for detecting clinically important prostate cancer cases cannot be

363. Screening For Illicit Drug Use: Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     January 15, 2008 - AHRQ staff conducted a separate review of recent literature on the accuracy, reliability, and clinical … of instruments designed to screen for drug use among adolescents, adults and pregnant women.(8) Accuracy … accurately and reliably detect drug use/misuse among adolescents, and fair-to- good evidence for the accuracy

364. Recommendation: Hepatitis B Virus Infection in Pregnant Women: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/hepatitis-b-virus-infection-in-pregnant-women-screening
     July 23, 2019 - testing for HBV (hepatitis B surface antigen [HBsAg]) in pregnancy and found adequate evidence of its accuracy … pregnant women but bounded the potential harms of screening as no greater than small based on the high accuracy … Accuracy of Screening Tests The primary screening test for detecting maternal HBV infection is the

365. Archived: Gestational Diabetes: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/gestational-diabetes-screening-2008
     May 15, 2008 - Accuracy of Screening Tests: There are studies that report the sensitivity and specificity of various … Given the lack of evidence to determine the accuracy of screening tests, it is difficult to estimate … addition, because of the lack of an accepted gold standard for screening, there is limited evidence on the accuracy

366. Screening for Skin Cancer: Recommendations and Rationale (pdf file)
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     February 15, 2001 - Accuracy and Reliability of Screening Test The most commonly advocated screening test for skin cancer … Data regarding the accuracy of the total-body skin examination performed by nonspecialists are few, but

367. Screening for Latent Tuberculosis Infection in Adults: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     August 01, 2022 - review on LTBI screening and treatment in asymptomatic adults seen in primary care, as well as the accuracy … Accuracy of Screening Tests There is no direct test for the diagnosis of latent infection with M tuberculosis … and specificity was 98%, based on a single study (n = 211).9,28 No eligible studies reported on the accuracy … Although risk factors for active tuberculosis disease are well de- scribed, studies are needed on the accuracy … access to all of the data in the study and takes responsibility for the integrity of the data and the accuracy

368. Screening for Syphilis Infection in Nonpregnant Adults and Adolescents: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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     April 13, 2021 - Questions around the diagnostic accuracy were not addressed in this review. … to all of the data in the study and takes full responsibility for the integrity of the data and the accuracy

369. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Dental Caries in Preschool Children: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary19/dental-caries-in-preschool-children-screening-2004
     April 15, 2004 - We identified 118 articles, reviewed 12 in detail, and included 2 in our review of reports involving accuracy … We found no studies that examined accuracy by the primary care clinician in identifying children who … Two case studies found that single primary care clinicians identified caries lesions with an accuracy … No evidence is available to document the accuracy with which primary care clinicians can identify children … In addition, assessments of the accuracy of physicians' use of these risk indicators in identifying young

370. Screening for Syphilis Infection in Nonpregnant Adults: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     June 07, 2016 - (preferably using a different treponemal antibody) is performed.6 There is limited evidence on the accuracy … Further, studies on the diagnostic accuracy of reverse sequence screening algorithms in well-defined … Accuracy of Screening Tests Screening for syphilis is usually a 2-step process. … access to all of the data in the study and takes responsibility for the integrity of the data and the accuracy

371. Archived: Ovarian Cancer: Screening, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/ovarian-cancer-screening-1996
     January 01, 1996 - Contents PDF Version and JAMA Link Archived Versions Burden of Suffering Accuracy … developing ovarian cancer. 11   Return to Table of Contents Accuracy … positives and over 160 complications from diagnostic laparoscopy. 46 It may be possible to improve accuracy

372. Final Research Plan: Autism Spectrum Disorder in Young Children: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/autism-spectrum-disorder-young-children-1
     June 10, 2021 - What is the accuracy of screening instruments to detect ASD in children ages 12 to 36 months?

373. Procedure Manual Appendix VI. Criteria for Assessing Internal Validity of Individual Studies | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     July 01, 2017 - Diagnostic Accuracy Studies Criteria: Screening test relevant, available for primary care, and

374. Archived: Final Research Plan: Chlamydia and Gonorrhea: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan21/chlamydia-and-gonorrhea-screening-september-2014
     June 15, 2013 - Epididymitis Other clinical outcomes KQ 2:  Detection of infection KQ 3:  Diagnostic accuracy

375. Archived: Prostate Cancer: Screening, 2002 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/prostate-cancer-screening-2002
     December 01, 2002 - Introduction Clinical Considerations Epidemiology and Clinical Consequences Accuracy … poorly differentiated cancers. 3   Return to Table of Contents Accuracy … bound to serum proteins). 3 There is insufficient evidence that these variations will improve the accuracy

376. Archived: Impaired Visual Acuity in Older Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/impaired-visual-acuity-in-older-adults-screening-2009
     July 15, 2009 - Accuracy of Screening Tests Screening questions can be used to elicit self-perceived problems with … Few studies have focused on the accuracy, in the primary care setting, of the Amsler grid, clinical examination … One study on the Amsler grid reported poor accuracy for any visual condition compared with ophthalmologic

377. Recommendation: Lung Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/lung-cancer-screening
     March 09, 2021 - The moderate net benefit of screening depends on limiting screening to persons at high risk, the accuracy … Accuracy of Screening Tests The USPSTF reviewed several RCTs and cohort studies that reported on the … of lung cancer as the reference standard. 24 , 25 Not all of the reviewed studies reported all test accuracy … Three retrospective studies compared how various approaches for nodule classification would alter the accuracy … The International Lung Screening Trial (ILST), a prospective cohort study that is comparing the accuracy

378. JAMA (pdf file)
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     November 22, 2023 - Summary of USPSTF Rationale Rationale Assessment Detection Inadequate evidence about the accuracy of … preventive interventions in adults18; this recommen- dation is addressed in a separate statement.17 Accuracy … The review identified a single observa- tional study (n = 632)1,31 assessing diagnostic accuracy using … Research is needed on the diagnostic accuracy of oral health examinations and risk assessment tools in … access to all of the data in the study and takes responsibility for the integrity of the data and the accuracy

379. Archived: Bladder Cancer in Adults: Screening, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/bladder-cancer-adults-screening-1996
     January 01, 1996 - Contents PDF Version and JAMA Link Archived Versions Burden of Suffering Accuracy … not been confirmed. 2 , 6 , 7 Return to Table of Contents Accuracy

380. Archived: Suicide Risk: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/suicide-risk-screening-2004
     May 15, 2004 - There is limited evidence on the accuracy of screening tools to identify suicide risk in the primary … found regarding the impact of screening on suicide attempts or completions, the USPSTF examined the accuracy