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381. Ocular Prophylaxis for Gonococcal Ophthalmia Neonatorum: USPSTF Reaffirmation Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/wAvC6HSumLETsanNkHHXu9
     April 01, 2011 - Moderate The available evidence is sufficient to determine the effects of the preventive service

382. Recommendation: Hepatitis B Virus Infection in Adolescents and Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     December 15, 2020 - For more details on the methods the USPSTF uses to determine the net benefit, see the USPSTF Procedure … Serologic panels performed concurrently with or after HBsAg screening allow for diagnosis and to determine … Clinical judgment should be used to determine screening frequency. … The USPSTF found no evidence to determine optimal screening intervals.

383. Screening for Syphilis Infection in Pregnant Women: Evidence for the Reaffirmation Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2009 - To determine whether prenatal screening reduces the prevalence of congenital syphilis in neonates, we … To determine the harms of syphilis screening and penicillin treatment, we included randomized, controlled … Finger-stick POC test using Abbott Determine Syphilis TP test (Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Park, Illinois … Geusau et al, 2005 (10) Retrospective prevalence To determine frequency of biological false- positive

384. Final Research Plan: Breast Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/breast-cancer-screening
     May 06, 2021 - characteristics and criteria that the Evidence-based Practice Center will use to search for publications and to determine

385. Final Research Plan: Iron Deficiency and Iron Deficiency Anemia During Pregnancy: Screening and Supplementation | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/iron-deficiency-anemia-in-pregnant-women-screening-and-supplementation
     July 07, 2022 - characteristics and criteria that the Evidence-based Practice Center will use to search for publications and to determine

386. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Impaired Visual Acuity in Older Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary50/impaired-visual-acuity-in-older-adults-screening-2009
     July 15, 2009 - Two reviewers evaluated each study at the title or abstract and full-text article stages to determine … Results were highly influenced by AREDS, and the systematic review found insufficient evidence to determine … Additional studies are needed to determine why trials of vision screening have shown no benefit and to … [CI, 0.22-1.09]) Poor Macular Photocoagulation Study Group, 1990 52 To determine … [CI, 0.46-1.03]) Poor Macular Photocoagulation Study Group, 1991 53 To determine

387. Screening Older Adults for Impaired Visual Acuity: A Review of the Evidence for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2009 - Two reviewers evaluated each study at the title or abstract and full-text article stages to determine … Results were highly influenced by AREDS, and the systematic review found insufficient evidence to determine … Additional studies are needed to determine why trials of vision screening have shown no benefit and to … 16/98 (16.3%) (RR, 0.49 [CI, 0.22–1.09]) Poor Macular Photocoagulation Study Group, 1990 (52) To determine … . 13/46 (28.3%) (RR, 0.30 [CI, 0.09–0.98]) Poor The Moorfields Macular Study Group, 1982 (55) To determine

388. Archived: Final Research Plan: Breast Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan97/breast-cancer-screening-january-2016
     July 17, 2014 - characteristics and criteria that the Evidence-based Practice Center will use to search for publications and to determine

389. Archived: Colorectal Cancer: Screening, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/colorectal-cancer-screening-1996
     January 01, 1996 - not offered screening (8.8 deaths per 1,000). 5 The report provided insufficient data, however, to determine … than at age 50 offers no improvement in life expectancy. 21 There is little evidence from which to determine … high risk of disease and the incidence of proximal colonic lesions, but there is no direct evidence to determine … There is insufficient evidence to determine which of these screening methods is preferable or whether … increases the sensitivity of FOBT, it also decreases specificity, and there is insufficient evidence to determine

390. Archived: Hepatitis B Virus Infection: Screening, 2014 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/hepatitis-b-virus-infection-screening-nonpregnant-adolescents-adults-may-2014
     June 18, 2014 - Although evidence to determine the magnitude of harms of screening is limited, the USPSTF considers these … Biopsy is sometimes done to determine the extent of liver inflammation and fibrosis 1 . … Clinical judgment should determine screening frequency, because the USPSTF found inadequate evidence … to determine specific screening intervals. … head-to-head trials of entecavir or pegylated interferon-α2a versus pegylated and nonpegylated interferon to determine

391. Archived: Depression in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/depression-in-adults-screening-2009
     December 15, 2009 - those from the updated Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition ) to determine … The Task Force on Community Preventive Services found insufficient evidence to determine the effectiveness … This information would help determine the need for active case finding. … information on the possible adverse effects and harms of depression care management programs is needed to determine

392. Archived: Intimate Partner Violence and Abuse of Elderly and Vulnerable Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/intimate-partner-violence-and-abuse-of-elderly-and-vulnerable-adults-screening-2013
     January 15, 2013 - Although there are significant challenges in this research field, additional studies are needed to determine

393. Screening for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Using Spirometry: Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2008 - Using estimates ob- tained from population-based studies, one can determine the number of patients needed … COPD therapies have enrolled few patients with screening-detected COPD; thus, it is not possible to determine … Moderate The available evidence is sufficient to determine the effects of the preventive service on health

394. Screening and Interventions for Overweight in Children and Adolescents: Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2005 - The USPSTF was, therefore, unable to determine the balance between potential benefits and harms for … increasing prevalence of more serious shorter-term morbidity.12,14 The USPSTF examined the evidence to determine … Fair: Evidence is sufficient to determine effects on health outcomes, but the strength of the evidence

395. Screening for Iron Deficiency Anemia--Including Iron Supplementation for Children and Pregnant Women (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2006 - USPSTF assessment: The USPSTF was unable to determine the balance between the benefits and harms of … The USPSTF was unable to determine the balance between the benefits and harms of iron supplementation … Fair: Evidence is sufficient to determine effects on health outcomes, but the strength of the evidence

396. Archived: Hepatitis B Virus Infection: Screening, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/hepatitis-b-virus-infection-screening-1996
     January 01, 1996 - for or against routinely screening asymptomatic high-risk individuals for HBV infection in order to determine … Contacts (sexual or household) of HBsAg-positive pregnant women should be either vaccinated or tested to determine … for or against routinely screening asymptomatic high-risk individuals for HBV infection in order to determine

397. Archived: Gestational Diabetes: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/gestational-diabetes-screening-2008
     May 15, 2008 - of Detection and Early Treatment: Screening before 24 weeks gestation: The evidence is poor to determine … although 1 trial suggests the possibility of other health benefits, the overall evidence is poor to determine … Given the lack of evidence to determine the accuracy of screening tests, it is difficult to estimate

398. Archived: Osteoporosis: Screening, 2002 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     September 17, 2002 - Further research is needed to determine the accuracy of peripheral bone density testing in comparison … There are no data to determine the appropriate age to stop screening and few data on osteoporosis treatment … The Task Force reviewed the evidence to determine whether treatment for osteoporosis or low bone density

399. Esa M. Davis, M.D., M.P.H. | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/about-uspstf/current-members/esa-m-davis-md-mph
     March 01, 2025 - Share to Facebook Share to X Share to WhatsApp Share to Email Print Esa M. Davis, M.D., M.P.H. Vice chair Esa M. Davis, M.D., M.P.H., FAAFP, is a professor of family and community medicine, the associate vice president of community health …

400. 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 - Larger studies, with a comparable unscreened group and longer follow-up, are needed to determine whether … Only a prospective study that includes an unscreened comparison group can determine whether screening