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161. Reducing Risk for Mother-to-Infant Transmission of Hepatitis C Virus: A Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2013 - Data Synthesis: Eighteen observational studies evaluated the asso- ciation between mode of delivery, … Study Selection At least 2 reviewers independently evaluated each study to determine inclusion eligibility … We selected for full-review randomized trials, cohort studies, and case– control studies that evaluated … Two reports from the European Pediatric Hepatitis C Net- work evaluated overlapping populations (15, … 16), and 2 studies evaluated nonoverlapping (different periods of en- rollment) populations in Dublin

162. Archived: Modeling Report: Lung Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/modeling-report/lung-cancer-screening-december-2013
     July 30, 2013 - We evaluated 576 scenarios with annual or less frequent screening of individuals between the ages of … We evaluated 576 scenarios with annual or less frequent screening of individuals between the ages of … Since there are outputs from five models for each scenario, scenarios that were evaluated as appropriately … triennial strategies that emerged as consensus efficient had the strictest smoking history criteria we evaluated … Computed Tomography Lung Cancer Screening Scenarios Evaluated

163. Screening for Syphilis Infection in Pregnant Women: Evidence for the Reaffirmation Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2009 - Data Synthesis: One study on benefits evaluated the effect before and after the implementation of a universal … At the abstract and full article review stage, 2 reviewers independently evaluated all articles according … The 1 study we found evaluated the effect of implementing a free, routine syphilis screening program … We did find 2 studies on the harms of screening that evaluated the accuracy of the RPR and VDRL syphilis … The second study that provided information on the harm of false-positive results (11) evaluated 8892

164. U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Issues Draft Recommendation Statement on Screening for Speech and Language Delay and Disorders in Children (pdf file)
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     August 21, 2023 - their caregiver raises concerns about their speech and language development, these children should be evaluated

165. Archived: Evidence Summary: Prostate Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary43/prostate-cancer-screening-2012
     October 07, 2011 - Few studies evaluated newer therapies. … Study Selection At least 2 reviewers independently evaluated each study to determine inclusion eligibility … The studies provided few details about the specific surgical procedures evaluated, although open retropubic … Consistent with the studies reporting dichotomous outcomes, 8 cohort studies that evaluated urinary and … In studies that evaluated bowel function serially, effects seemed to be most pronounced in the first

166. Grnjnsmqzvbc-Dnhgrmgg3 (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2014 - The efficacy and harms of antibiotic treatments were well-established and were not further evaluated. … Two reviewers independently evaluated each study to determine inclusion eligibility. … Only 1 new trial evaluated the effectiveness of screen- ing for chlamydia in nonpregnant women (19) ( … Two earlier trials also evaluated the incidence of PID after chlamydia screening of women at increased … Also, the available screening trials evaluated only PID as the main outcome, and other outcomes are also

167. untitled (pdf file)
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     August 09, 2016 - Trials that evaluated TC levels found reductions of 20% to 30% from baseline com- pared with placebo. … with fa- milial hypercholesterolemia.1 Multifactorial Dyslipidemia No direct evidence was found that evaluated … longitudinal study (n = 9245) of adolescents and young adults (aged 12 to 39 years) from the NHANES evaluated … The only trial that evaluated harms of treatment in children with multifactorial dyslipidemia was the … Dietary Intervention Study in Children, which evaluated a dietary intervention combined with behavioral

168. U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Issues Final Recommendation Statement on Screening for Speech and Language Delay and Disorders in Children: Task Force determines that more research is needed to recommend for or against screening all children age 5 years and younger (pdf file)
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     January 23, 2024 - their caregiver raises concerns about their speech and language development, these children should be evaluated

169. U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Issues Draft Recommendation Statement on Primary Care Interventions to Prevent Child Maltreatment (pdf file)
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     September 25, 2023 - Anyone who is showing signs or symptoms should be immediately evaluated and receive appropriate care

170. Screening for Gestational Diabetes: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation (pdf file)
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     October 05, 2021 - glucose load is administered af- ter a fasting glucose level is obtained, and plasma glucose levels are evaluated … on screening for gestational diabetes before 24 weeks of gestation were limited.29,34 Eight studies evaluated … Risk-based tools (some in combination with fasting plasma glucose level) were evaluated against Carpenter … Only 1 of these trials evaluated screening before 24 weeks of gestation. … Harms associated with the treatment of gestational diabetes were evaluated in 13 trials (11 RCTs and

171. Screening for Anxiety Disorders in Adults: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     June 20, 2023 - disparities in anxiety disorder–associated morbidity, it is important that persons who screen positive are evaluated … Accuracy of Screening Tests Ten studies (n = 6463) evaluated the accuracy of screening for anxiety disorders … A small study of older adults (n = 110) evaluated the GAS to detect any anxiety disorder using cutoffs … Detection and Treatment The USPSTF found 2 randomized clinical trials (RCTs) (n = 918) that directly evaluated … Harms of Screening and Treatment The 2 trials (n = 918) that directly evaluated screening for anxiety

172. Final Recommendation Statement: Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     November 15, 2022 - evaluate the benefits and harms of screening for OSA in adults. 15 , 16 The systematic review also evaluated … Benefits of Early Detection and Treatment The USPSTF found no studies that directly evaluated the effect … intervention group. 15 , 16 Harms of Screening and Treatment The USPSTF found no studies that directly evaluated … recognizes that certain groups are at increased risk of OSA but did not find any studies that directly evaluated

173. Evidence Summary: Osteoporosis to Prevent Fractures: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     January 14, 2025 - No evidence evaluated screening with BMD alone or screening in men or younger women. … Only risk assessments evaluated in at least 2 independent cohorts external to the development cohort … The ROB for instruments evaluated in external validation cohorts was assessed using an adapted version … Five articles reported results from 3 independent cohorts that retrospectively evaluated the accuracy … No evidence evaluated screening with BMD alone or screening in men or younger women.

174. Preexposure Prophylaxis for the Prevention of HIV Infection: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     June 11, 2019 - Men who have sex with men and women are at risk of HIV acquisition and should be evaluated for PrEP according … Effectiveness of Risk Assessment The USPSTF found 7 studies that evaluated risk assessment tools developed … However, each study evaluated a different risk prediction tool. … Three trials25,45,47 evaluated tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (300 mg), 7 trials40-42,46,48,49 evaluated … tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (300 mg)/emtricitabine (200 mg), 1 trial50 evaluated tenofovir disoproxil

175. Final Evidence Summary: Depression and Suicide Risk in Children and Adolescents: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     October 11, 2022 - study (n = 580) conducted in the US that recruited potential high school dropouts aged 14 to 20 years evaluated … This systematic review evaluated … Suicide Only 1 eligible study assessed the accuracy of screening for suicide risk in adolescents evaluated … initially developed for youth 8 years or older in emergency department settings but has since been evaluated … calculated sensitivity without weighting was 0.74 and specificity was 0.78. c This instrument was evaluated

176. Screening for HIV Infection in Asymptomatic, Nonpregnant Adolescents and Adults: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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     June 11, 2019 - No study directly evaluated effects of HIV screening vs no screening on clinical outcomes or harms, or … Studies that directly evaluated the effects of HIV screening vs no screening in asymptomatic individuals … Studies that evaluated longer-term (�2 years) harms associated with currently recommended ART regimens … Both trials evaluated a composite pri- mary outcome consisting of mortality, AIDS-defining events, and … se- rious non-AIDS events; neither trial evaluated effects on risk of HIV transmission or other sexually

177. USPSTF Clinician Summary of USPSTF Recommendation: Screening for Latent Tuberculosis Infection in Adults (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2023 - • The CDC offers expert medical consultation to US clinicians with questions about patients being evaluated

178. Archived: Modeling Study: Colorectal Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     June 15, 2016 - Screening Strategies Eight screening modalities were evaluated: high-sensitivity gFOBT (HSgFOBT), fecal … In all, 204 unique strategies were evaluated, including a strategy with no screening. … In addition, FIT was evaluated with a lower cutoff for positivity (eTable 2 in the Supplement). … When HSgFOBT, FIT, and FIT-DNA were evaluated together, FIT strategies comprised the majority of those … When strategies combining SIG and stool-based testing were evaluated as a group, SIG-plus-FIT strategies

179. Screening for Osteoporosis in Postmenopausal Women - Recommendations and Rationale (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2002 - • No studies have evaluated the optimal intervals for repeated screening. … Predicting Risk for Osteoporosis or Fracture The USPSTF evaluated both individual risk factors and … Recent prospective studies have evaluated QUS measurements at the heel.14, 15 While QUS measurements … Effectiveness of Early Treatment No controlled studies have evaluated the effect of screening on fractures

180. Archived: Evidence Summary: Visual Impairment in Children Ages 1-5: Screening, 2004 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     May 13, 2004 - Earlier data from the ALSPAC study, 5 rated to be of fair quality, evaluated the number of children … Sensitivities of individual tests within the intervention program were also evaluated. … Treatment The Amblyopia Treatment Study (ATS), rated to be of good quality, is an RCT that evaluated … amblyopic eye's visual acuity 20/30 or better or improvement of 3 or more lines from baseline; also evaluated