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441. Archived: Chlamydial Infection (Including Ocular Prophylaxis in Newborns): Screening, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     January 01, 1996 - erythromycin had significantly lower rates of preterm delivery, rupture of membranes, and low birth weight compared … incidence of chlamydia, the impact of routine screening in men has not been examined prospectively, or compared … American women, prophylaxis with silver nitrate or erythromycin reduced the incidence of conjunctivitis compared … calculated to be cost-saving, primarily by reducing infections in female partners, but has not been compared

442. Fan-Qvpdgnjh8Krdf4Smmv (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2013 - Five trials compared vitamin D with placebo or no treatment, 8 trials compared vitamin D and calcium … with placebo or no treat- ment, 4 trials compared vitamin D and calcium with cal- cium alone, and 1 trial … compared vitamin D and calcium with vitamin D alone; 1 trial had several comparisons.

443. Archived: Visual Impairment: Screening, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/visual-impairment-screening-1996
     January 01, 1996 - determine the incremental benefit of routine screening of adults to detect early refractive errors compared … 35 , 36 Elders Asking screening questions about visual function has yielded mixed results when compared … evidence that early detection of refractive errors is associated with important clinical benefits, compared … It is not certain that the incremental benefit of early detection (compared to evaluation when patients

444. Archived: Cervical Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/cervical-cancer-screening-2003
     January 07, 2003 - sensitivity, specificity, and predictive values of the new technologies cannot be directly assessed or compared … Furthermore, no prospective studies have compared the new technologies to conventional Pap screening … No prospective studies have directly compared the outcomes of screening at different intervals in a given … Data from 8 cervical cancer screening programs involving 1.8 million women compared the effects of different

445. Archived: Syphilis Infection in Pregnant Women: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/syphilis-infection-in-pregnancy-screening-september-2018
     September 04, 2018 - A 2013 systematic review of 6 case-control studies found that compared with pregnancies that did not … demonstrates fewer adverse pregnancy outcomes among pregnant women screened and treated for syphilis infection compared … stillbirth, and neonatal death was dramatically reduced in women treated for syphilis during pregnancy compared … reduction in stillbirth or fetal loss was observed in women who were only treated in the third trimester, compared

446. doi:10.1016/S0749-3797(03)00122-3 (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2003 - Prospective cohort studies have shown that, compared with children who have normal blood pressure, children … Among children with hypertension, the prevalence of secondary hypertension is estimated to be 28% compared … One study showed that the 50% reduction in heart failure among patients receiv- ing chlorthalidone compared … events of any diabetes-related clinical end- point by 24% and to reduce diabetes-related deaths by 32%, compared

447. Serologic Screening for Genital Herpes Infection: US Preventive Services Task Force Reaffirmation Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     November 01, 2022 - seroprevalence of HSV-1 to be highest in Mexican American (72%) and non-Hispanic Black (59%) persons compared … - logic tests, which are largely derived from populations with higher prevalence of HSV-2 infection compared … sensitivity estimate of 99% (95% CI, 97%-100%) and a pooled speci- ficity estimate of 81% (95% CI, 68%-90%), compared … sensitivity estimate of 84% (95% CI, 73%-91%) and pooled specificity esti- mate of 95% (95% CI, 93%-97%), compared

448. Evidence Summary: Folic Acid Supplementation to Prevent Neural Tube Defects: Preventive Medication | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary/folic-acid-for-the-prevention-of-neural-tube-defects-preventive-medication
     August 01, 2023 - preconception) folic acid supplementation (adjusted odds ratio [aOR], 0.62 [95% CI, 0.23-1.71]) when compared … in neural tube defects in women with prepregnancy obesity taking 0.4 mg to 1 mg of folic acid, when compared … population (no mandatory fortification) (aOR, 0.62 [95% CI, 0.23-1.71] for preconceptional use when compared … effect in first study 28 Higher risk in second study (aOR for Hispanic women with consistent use compared

449. Screening for HIV: Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     June 20, 2019 - Compared with standard HIV testing, the reported sensitivities of rapid tests on blood specimens range … FDA-approved home col- lection kit, which uses fingerstick blood spot samples, found it to be highly accurate compared … prevalence rate was found to be cost-effective (in terms of acceptable cost per quality-adjusted life-year) compared … clinical trial has dem- onstrated that elective cesarean section also reduces vertical transmission, compared

450. Research Gaps for Interventions to Prevent Falls in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: Evidence Gaps Research Taxonomy Table (pdf file)
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     of included interventions: • Psychological (individual or group) • Knowledge/ education compared

451. Archived: Hepatitis C Virus Infection: Screening, 2004 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/hepatitis-c-virus-infection-screening-2004
     March 08, 2004 - studies reviewed, third-generation EIA had a sensitivity ranging from 94 percent to 100 percent when compared … The RIBA has 100 percent sensitivity when compared with EIA, but is a more expensive test. … two other studies, RIBA was found to have a sensitivity of 80 percent and 100 percent, respectively, compared

452. Archived: Ovarian Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/ovarian-cancer-screening-2012
     September 15, 2012 - significant finding of an increased number of ovarian cancer cases diagnosed in the screening group compared … cancer risk algorithm, taking into account age, absolute CA-125 level, and CA-125 trajectory over time, compared … Less than 1% of participants had surgery to investigate an abnormal screening result (compared with approximately

453. Archived: Evidence Summary: Prevention of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection: Preexposure Prophylaxis | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/prevention-of-human-immunodeficiency-virus-hiv-infection-pre-exposure-prophylaxis-june-2019
     June 11, 2019 - Three RCTs (n = 5591) found PrEP associated with greater effectiveness compared with placebo for reducing … , presence of tenofovir in plasma samples was associated with decreased likelihood of HIV infection compared … or tenofovir disoproxil fumarate/emtricitabine was associated with decreased risk of HIV infection compared … Safety and efficacy study of injectable cabotegravir compared to daily oral tenofovir disoproxil fumarate … Evaluating the safety and efficacy of long-acting injectable cabotegravir compared to daily oral TDF/

454. Archived: Final Research Plan: High Blood Pressure in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan6/high-blood-pressure-in-adults-screening-monitoring-october-2015
     September 15, 2013 - How well do home and ambulatory blood pressure monitoring methods predict cardiovascular events compared … noninvasive blood pressure measurement methods in establishing or confirming the diagnosis of hypertension compared

455. Archived: Evidence Summary: Iron Deficiency Anemia in Pregnant Women: Screening and Supplementation | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary22/iron-deficiency-anemia-in-pregnant-women-screening-and-supplementation-september-2015
     March 30, 2015 - Data Synthesis: No study directly compared clinical outcomes or harms of screening or not screening … criteria. 20 For the screening framework, key questions focused on the effectiveness of screening compared … No study directly compared clinical outcomes or harms of screening or not screening pregnant women for … In this updated review, 12 trials compared the effects of routine prenatal iron supplementation versus … These findings are similar to those of recent Cochrane reviews that compared daily and intermittent oral

456. Screening for Cervical Cancer: USPSTF Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     June 01, 2012 - age 21 years (regardless of sexual history) does not reduce cervical cancer incidence and mortality compared … Accuracy of Screening Tests Liquid-Based Cytology Compared With Conventional Cytology Evidence suggests … HPV Testing Compared With Cytology Evidence from good- and fair-quality observational studies indicates … Immediate anxiety and stress levels increased in women who tested positive for HPV compared with those … Although none of the reported trials compared HPV testing with cytology-based screening as currently

457. Archived: C-Reactive Protein as a Risk Factor for Coronary Heart Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-analyses for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force: Coronary Heart Disease: Screening Using Non-Traditional Risk Factors | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/c-reactive-protein-as-a-risk-factor-for-coronary-heart-disease-a-systematic-review-and-meta-analyses-for-the-us-preventive-services-task-force/coronary-heart-disease-screening-using-non-traditional-risk-factors-2009
     July 15, 2008 - relative risk for incident CHD was 1.58 (95% CI, 1.37 to 1.83) for CRP levels greater than 3.0 mg/L compared … To examine reclassification, we identified and critically appraised the studies that either compared … Five studies 23 , 33 , 40 , 43 , 56 included an analysis that compared predictive models that used all … Several studies in our review 23 , 33 , 40 , 42-43 , 50 , 56 , 58 compared predictive models that used … Predictive value for the Chinese population of the Framingham CHD risk assessment tool compared with

458. Evidence Summary: Skin Cancer Prevention: Behavioral Counseling | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     March 20, 2018 - This review differs in structure compared with the previous USPSTF review on skin cancer counseling, … text messages, or an interactive web program) found increases in sun protection composite measures compared … from baseline to 6 months in the intervention group (mean, 4.67-6.80 sessions in previous 3 months) compared … Odds ratios for skin self-examination in intervention groups compared with control groups ranged from … In 1 study of a single primary care physician counseling session with risk assessment and feedback compared

459. C-Reactive Protein as a Risk Factor for Coronary Heart Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-analyses for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2009 - relative risk for incident CHD was 1.58 (95% CI, 1.37 to 1.83) for CRP levels greater than 3.0 mg/L compared … To examine reclassification, we identified and critically ap- praised the studies that either compared … Five studies (23, 33, 40, 43, 56) included an analysis that compared predictive models that used all … Several studies in our review (23, 33, 40, 42, 43, 50, 56, 58) compared predictive models that used all … Predictive value for the Chinese population of the Framingham CHD risk assessment tool compared with

460. Final Research Plan: Syphilis Infection During Pregnancy: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     March 02, 2023 - Share to Facebook Share to X Share to WhatsApp Share to Email Print in progress Final Research Plan Syphilis Infection During Pregnancy: Screening March 02, 2023 Recommendations made by the USPSTF are independent of the U.S. government. The…