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41. Screening for Hepatitis B Virus Infection in Nonpregnant Adolescents and Adults: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the US Preventive Service Task Force (pdf file)
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    July 25, 2016 - No study directly evaluated the effects of screening for HBV infection vs no screening on clinical outcomes … cohort studies of antiviral treatment vs no treatment that controlled for potential confounders and evaluated … fewer than 10 trials for most analyses and clinical heterogeneity (due to differences in the drugs evaluated … Seven fair-quality cohort studies (n ≈ 50 912) evaluated effects of antiviral therapy vs no therapy on … No trial evaluated the preferred antiviral TAF, which was FDA-approved for chronic HBV infection in 2016

42. JAMA (pdf file)
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    May 13, 2025 - 4.8% and estimates of false- positive results ranged between 0% and 65%, varying by the in- dex test evaluated … demonstrated an 11-fold decrease in congenital syphilis over 10 y None No new studies identified that evaluated … False-positive results ranged between 0% and 65%, depending on the screening algorithm and index test evaluated

43. Screening for HIV in Pregnant Women: Systematic Review to Update the 2005 USPSTF Recommendation (pdf file)
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    November 01, 2012 - Data Synthesis: No studies directly evaluated effects of prenatal HIV screening on risk for mother-to-child … For some key questions, we included studies from resource-poor set- tings that evaluated short-course … Transmission rates in studies that evaluated antiretro- viral regimens initiated later in pregnancy or … No study has evaluated the clinical consequences of unnecessary exposure to antiretroviral therapy as … No studies No studies Not applicable No studies No studies No studies No study evaluated the yield

44. Archived: Screening for HIV in Pregnant Women: Evidence Summary: Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/screening-for-hiv-in-pregnant-women-evidence-summary/human-immunodeficiency-virus-hiv-infection-screening-2013
    November 15, 2012 - Study Selection At least 2 reviewers independently evaluated each study to determine eligibility … Studies that evaluated longer courses of treatment and regimens that included at least 3 drugs reported … Transmission rates in studies that evaluated antiretroviral regimens initiated later in pregnancy or … No study has evaluated the clinical consequences of unnecessary exposure to antiretroviral therapy as … No studies No studies Not applicable No studies No studies No studies No study evaluated

45. Recommendation: Vitamin D, Calcium, or Combined Supplementation for the Primary Prevention of Fractures in Community-Dwelling Adults: Preventive Medication | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/vitamin-d-calcium-or-combined-supplementation-for-the-primary-prevention-of-fractures-in-adults-preventive-medication
    April 17, 2018 - vitamin D supplementation (n=10,606), 2 trials evaluated calcium supplementation (n=339), and 2 trials … evaluated combined vitamin D and calcium supplementation (n=36,727). 1 , 26 Four studies included … Two studies evaluated higher doses of vitamin D: a loading dose of 200,000 IU followed by 100,000 IU … Two studies evaluated the effect of combined vitamin D and calcium supplementation on fracture prevention … (n=36,727). 1 , 14 , 32 The much larger WHI trial (n=36,282), which evaluated a daily dose of 400

46. Draft Research Plan: Chronic Kidney Disease: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/draft-research-plan/chronic-kidney-disease-screening
    January 19, 2023 - according to whether patients have screen- or non-screen-detected CKD, or whether patients are eligible for evaluated … Evidence will be evaluated to determine if there are common components of efficacious interventions (

47. Final Research Plan: Vitamin D, Calcium, or Combined Supplementation for the Primary Prevention of Falls and Fractures in Community-Dwelling Adults: Preventive Medication | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/vitamin-d-calcium-combined-supplementation-primary-prevention-falls-fractures-communitydwelling-adults
    April 06, 2023 - of whole-body calcium status do not exist; thus, the indirect evidence pathway for calcium cannot be evaluated … include vitamin D or calcium, unless the independent effects of vitamin D, calcium, or both can be evaluated

48. Screening for Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Adults: Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2017 - Three studies were included (Table 3).28-30 One evaluated the Berlin Questionnaire,28 and 2 evaluated … evaluated MADs (eTable 25 in the Supplement),98,105,113-122 6 trials evaluated surgical interven- tions … the Supplement).129-138 Each trial evaluated a different intervention Table 3. … No eligible stud- ies directly evaluated the effectiveness or adverse outcomes of Table 6. … No studies prospectively evaluated screening tools to report calibration or clinical utility.

49. Archived: Evidence Summary: Syphilis Infection in Pregnant Women: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/syphilis-infection-in-pregnancy-screening-september-2018
    September 04, 2018 - One observational study evaluated the implementation of syphilis screening in pregnancy in 2,441,237 … Five studies (n = 21,795) evaluated the false-positive findings of treponemal tests and 1 study (n = … 318) evaluated the false-negative findings of nontreponemal tests. … Four large, fair-quality retrospective studies evaluated the proportion of false-positive results using … One fair-quality prospective study evaluated the diagnostic accuracy of CIA and the T pallidum particle

50. Screening for Unhealthy Drug Use: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the US Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)
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    June 09, 2020 - Interventions to reduce drug use were evaluated in 52 trials (n = 15 659) of psychosocial interventions … Heterogeneity between studies was evaluated by the χ2 test and I2 statistics. … Thirty screening instruments were evaluated. … Thirty-seven trials evaluated a brief psychosocial intervention and 19 trials evaluated more intensive … Few trials evaluated psychosocial in- terventions among adolescents or pregnant persons.

51. Preventing Dental Caries in Children <5 Years: Systematic Review Updating USPSTF Recommendation (pdf file)
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    August 01, 2013 - RESULTS: No study evaluated effects of screening by primary care pro- viders on clinical outcomes. … No new trials evaluated oral fluoride supplementation. … Effectiveness of Oral Health Education No trial specifically evaluated an edu- cational or counseling … evaluated an educational or counseling intervention to prevent dental caries. … Other trials evaluated methods of topical fluoride application not used in the United States or compared

52. Evidence Summary: BRCA-Related Cancer: Risk Assessment, Genetic Counseling, and Genetic Testing | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/brca-related-cancer-risk-assessment-genetic-counseling-and-genetic-testing
    August 20, 2019 - No studies evaluated the effectiveness of risk assessment, genetic counseling, and genetic testing in … existing tools. 42 , 44 , 47 , 51 No studies evaluated optimal ages and intervals for risk assessment … Four new studies evaluated the discriminatory accuracy of existing risk-assessment tools intended to … Only 1 new small study evaluated the benefits and harms of genetic counseling and indicated no association … Second, the number, quality, and applicability of studies evaluated in the evidence review varied widely

53. Recommendation: Anxiety in Children and Adolescents: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/screening-anxiety-children-adolescents
    October 11, 2022 - Implementation Various questionnaires have been evaluated as screening tools for anxiety in children … Accuracy of Screening Tests Ten fair-quality studies (n = 3260) evaluated accuracy of screening instruments … Across all of the screening instruments and subscales and thresholds for a positive test evaluated, sensitivity … of functioning. 1 , 3 Harms of Screening and Treatment The USPSTF found no studies that directly evaluated … One study evaluated homicidal ideation but showed no pattern with cognitive behavioral therapy.

54. Archived: Evidence Summary: Hepatitis C Virus Infection: Screening, 2004 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/hepatitis-c-virus-infection-screening-2004
    March 08, 2004 - strategies. 8 We identified 4 large population-based studies from the United States and Europe that evaluated … Quality of life outcomes were also evaluated. … Inclusion Criteria For all key questions, articles were limited to those that evaluated the general … For key questions 3a, 3b, and 4, we included observational studies and systematic reviews that evaluated … or placebo, and studies that evaluated non-pegylated interferon plus ribavirin compared to interferon

55. Archived: Final Evidence Review: Genital Herpes: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-review55/genital-herpes-screening-2005
    March 15, 2005 - We found no studies that evaluated screening partners. Key Question 4. … No studies evaluated this question. 1b. … No studies evaluated this question. 2. … No studies evaluated this question. 3a. … No studies evaluated this question. 4. What are the harms of screening?

56. Screening for Genital Herpes Simplex: A Brief Update (pdf file)
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    March 01, 2005 - No studies were identified that directly evaluated whether screening asymptomatic pregnant women for … We found no studies that evaluated the optimal time to screen during pregnancy. 3c. … We found no studies that evaluated screening partners. 4. What are the harms of screening? … What is the optimal time to screen No studies evaluated this question. during pregnancy? 3c. … No studies evaluated this question. 4. What are the harms of screening?

57. Evidence Summary: Cardiovascular Disease: Risk Assessment With Nontraditional Risk Factors | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary--html/cardiovascular-disease-screening-using-nontraditional-risk-assessment
    July 10, 2018 - No adequately powered trials have evaluated the clinical effect of risk assessment with nontraditional … A 2016 Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA) published coefficient analysis (which evaluated all … Only 1 fair-quality trial evaluated the incremental value of nontraditional risk factor assessment on … Ten studies evaluated the ABI, 25 studies evaluated hsCRP level, and 19 studies evaluated CAC score ( … aspirin in individuals with an abnormal ABI, 1 trial evaluated high-intensity statins in those with

58. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Skin Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary46/skin-cancer-screening-2009
    February 15, 2009 - We evaluated the quality of RCTs and cohort studies on the following items: initial assembly of comparable … We evaluated the quality of case-control studies on the following items: accurate ascertainment of cases … The studies in physicians evaluated the accuracy of diagnosing pigmented lesions, not a screening examination … of family physicians and general practitioners have been published since 2001 12-14 ; these studies evaluated … Three published studies have evaluated the accuracy of skin self-examination 16-18 .

59. Screening for Skin Cancer: An Update of the Evidence (pdf file)
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    February 01, 2009 - We evaluated the quality of RCTs and cohort studies on the following items: initial assembly of comparable … We evaluated the quality of case– control studies on the following items: accurate ascertainment of … family physicians and general practitioners have been pub­ lished since 2001 (12–14); these studies evaluated … Three published studies have evaluated the accuracy of skin self-examination (16–18). … of lesions, in the study participants’ reports of the number or appearance of moles, and 1 study evaluated

60. Archived: Visual Impairment in Children Ages 1-5: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/visual-impairment-in-children-ages-1-5-screening-2011
    January 15, 2011 - Accuracy of Screening Tests No studies evaluated the accuracy or reliability of risk factor assessment … Twenty-six studies, including 3 of poor quality and 23 of fair quality, evaluated the diagnostic accuracy … The available studies on vision screening that evaluated various tests in various combinations found … Nine fair-quality studies evaluated screening tests for vision impairment in stratified age groups. 1 … All studies evaluated reported on vision outcomes for children ≥3 years of age.