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101. Screening for Syphilis Infection in Pregnant Women: USPSTF Reaffirmation Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     November 30, 2017 - Screening for syphilis infection is a 2-step process. … The USPSTF has made recommendations on screening for other sexually transmitted infections, including … .10 Useful Resources The USPSTF has made recommendations on screening for other sexually transmitted infections … Women at high risk for syphilis infection USPSTF Recommendation: Screening for Syphilis Infection in … Screening for syphilis infection in pregnancy: U.S.

102. Archived: Hepatitis B Virus Infection: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     February 15, 2004 - The prevalence of HBV infection is low; the majority of infected individuals do not develop chronic infection … Routine hepatitis vaccination has had significant impact in reducing the number of new HBV infections … Programs that vaccinate health care workers also reduce the transmission of HBV infection. … Important predictors of progressive HBV infection include longer duration of infection and the presence … Screening for Hepatitis B Virus Infection: A Brief Evidence Update for the U.S.

103. Archived: Syphilis Infection: Screening, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     January 01, 1996 - Email Print archived Final Recommendation Statement Syphilis Infection … Routine serologic testing for syphilis is recommended for persons at increased risk for infection, … reported no cases of primary or secondary syphilis in the most recent year. 1 The incidence of reported infections … conditions (e.g., collagen vascular diseases, injection drug use, advanced malignancy, pregnancy) or infections … Specific syphilis serological tests may become negative in HIV infection.

104. ahrq29a - Screening for Hepatitis C Virus Infection: A Review of the Evidence for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)
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     March 01, 2004 - Analysis of risk factors associated with hepatitis B and C infections in correctional institutions in … Screening for chronic hepatitis B and C virus infections in an urban sexually transmitted disease clinic … Intrafamilial transmission of hepatitis C virus: the important role of infections between spouses. … The risk of transfusion-transmitted viral infections. The Retrovirus Epidemiology Donor Study. … Peginterferon Alfa-2a plus ribavirin for chronic hepatitis C virus infections.

105. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Sexually Transmitted Infections: Behavioral Counseling | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     October 15, 2008 - Email Print archived Final Evidence Summary Sexually Transmitted Infections … Sexually transmitted infections cause a substantial economic burden-the direct medical costs associated … Sexual Awareness for Everyone), which found a moderate reduction in incident gonorrhea and chlamydial infections … Screening for chlamydial infection: an evidence update for the U.S. … Abstinence-only programs for HIV infection prevention in high-income countries.

106. Summary of USPSTF Draft Recommendation: Screening for Syphilis Infection in Pregnant Persons (pdf file)
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     December 23, 2024 - Summary of USPSTF Draft Recommendation: Screening for Syphilis Infection in Pregnant Persons 1 The … Patients Summary of USPSTF Draft Recommendation Screening for Syphilis Infection in Pregnant Persons … A Grade The USPSTF recommends early screening for syphilis infection in all pregnant persons. … The Task Force has a separate recommendation for screening for syphilis infection in teens and adults … Comment Period from November 19, 2024, and December 23, 2024 Screening for Syphilis Infection

107. Archived: HIV and Sexually Transmitted Diseases: Behavioral Counseling, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     January 01, 1996 - Update in Progress for Sexually Transmitted Infections: Behavioral Counseling … new infections with HIV. 1-3 , 3a An estimated 1 million Americans are currently infected with HIV … Genital human papillomavirus infections. … A clinical trial of nonoxynol-9 for preventing gonococcal and chlamydial infections. … Use of nonoxynol 9 and reduction in rate of gonococcal and chlamydial cervical infections.

108. Evidence Summary: Nonpregnant Adolescents and Adults: Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     June 11, 2019 - vs no screening in asymptomatic individuals on clinical outcomes (mortality, AIDS and opportunistic infections … on mortality, AIDS and opportunistic infections, quality of life, function, and reduced transmission … of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections? … vs lowerCD4 cell count on mortality, AIDS and opportunistic infections, quality of life, function, reduced … transmission of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections, and harms?

109. Jxcqp7Cxvvrftqgudjzdb- (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2014 - Untreated STIs present during preg- nancy or birth may cause harms to the infant, including perinatal infection … CDC � Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; STI � sexually transmitted infection. * Adapted from … with sexually transmitted infection: results of a randomized controlled trial. … Effect of a brief video intervention on incident infection among patients attending sexually transmitted … HIV infection among heterosexuals at increased risk—United States, 2010.

110. Archived: Final Evidence Review: Ocular Prophylaxis for Gonococcal Ophthalmia Neonatorum: Preventive Medication | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     July 15, 2011 - Isenberg concluded that all three agents were equally effective in the prevention of gonococcal infection … Additionally, infants born to mothers with known clinical gonorrhea infection require intravenous or … It also recommends additional treatment for those infants born to mothers with gonococcal infection. … Gonococcal infections. In: Pickering LK, Baker CJ, Kimberlin DW, Long SS, eds. … Guidelines for the Management of Sexually Transmitted Infections.

111. Archived: Breastfeeding: Counseling | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     October 15, 2008 - , lower-respiratory-tract infections, and gastrointestinal infections Young Children Less likelihood … In rare circumstances involving health issues in mothers or infants, such as HIV infection or galactosemia … For infants, not being breastfed is associated with increased numbers of ear infections, lower respiratory … tract infections, and gastrointestinal infections. 6  Children who were not breastfed were more likely … those in the control group to be exclusively breastfed and to have lower rates of gastrointestinal infections

112. Screening for Hepatitis C Virus Infection in Adults: A Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2013 - There were 16 000 new cases of HCV infection in 2009 (2). … The natural course of HCV infection varies. … - tality and morbidity due to HCV infection, affect quality of life, or reduce incidence of HCV infection … Viral infections in short-term injection drug users: the prevalence of the hepatitis C, hepatitis B, … The risk of transfusion-transmitted viral infections. The Retrovirus Epidemiology Donor Study.

113. Screening for Hepatitis B Virus Infection in Pregnant Women: Evidence for the Reaffirmation Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     June 01, 2009 - Statement Screening for Hepatitis B Virus Infection in Pregnant Women: Evidence for the U.S. … What are the harms of screening for HBV infection in pregnant women? … dren up to 18 years of age (since 1999) have the potential to eventually eliminate chronic hepatitis B infections … Screening for hepatitis B virus infection: recommendation statement. … Screening for hepatitis B virus infection: a brief evidence update for the U.S.

114. Archived: Evidence Summary: Hepatitis C Virus Infection: Screening, 2004 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     March 08, 2004 - Analysis of risk factors associated with hepatitis B and C infections in correctional institutions in … Screening for chronic hepatitis B and C virus infections in an urban sexually transmitted disease clinic … Intrafamilial transmission of hepatitis C virus: the important role of infections between spouses. … The risk of transfusion-transmitted viral infections. The Retrovirus Epidemiology Donor Study. … Peginterferon Alfa-2a plus ribavirin for chronic hepatitis C virus infections.

115. Archived: Final Research Plan: Prevention of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection: Preexposure Prophylaxis | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     July 26, 2017 - archived Final Research Plan Prevention of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection … versus placebo or no PrEP (including deferred PrEP) on the prevention of HIV infection and quality of … What is the risk of infection with antiretroviral drug–resistant HIV in persons treated with PrEP, and … Included Excluded Populations Adolescents and adults without pre-existing HIV infection at … another Outcomes Risk of HIV acquisition, quality of life, risk of other sexually transmitted infections

116. Evidence Summary: Latent Tuberculosis Infection in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     May 02, 2023 - Evaluation of an in vitro assay for gamma interferon production in response to Mycobacterium tuberculosis infections … TB for diagnosing tuberculosis infection. … TB for extrapulmonary tuberculosis according to the site of infection. … interferon-gamma releasing assay beneficial for the diagnosis of latent and active Mycobacterium tuberculosis infections … Infection . 2007;35(2):98-103. 99. Harada N, Higuchi K, Yoshiyama T, et al.

117. Archived: Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection: Screening, 2005 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     July 05, 2005 - Appropriate prophylaxis and immunization against certain opportunistic infections have also been shown … persons aged 25 to 44 years in the United States. 5 HIV incidence rates (an estimated 40,000 new infections … good-quality systematic reviews found that the use of antibiotic medication to prevent opportunistic infections … In: Program and abstracts of the 9th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections . … HIV Infection Statements and Policies.

118. Screening for HIV: A Review of the Evidence for the U.S. Preventive Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)
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     June 20, 2019 - Since 1992, 40 000 new HIV infections have been diagnosed annually (5). … , functional status, quality of life, symptoms, opportunistic infections, or transmission rates)? … Guidelines for preventing opportunistic infections among HIV-infected persons—2002. … Suicide and HIV infection. … VIREMIA/ 4. exp HIV Infections/ 5. 1 or 4 6. 2 or 3 7. 5 and 6 8.

119. Archived: Final Research Plan: Syphilis Infection in Nonpregnant Adults and Adolescents: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     September 18, 2014 - Share to Email Print archived Final Research Plan Syphilis Infection … , and testing to determine if persons are positive or negative for a syphilis infection. … that can lead to reduced complications of syphilis as well as reduced transmission or acquisition of infection … reducing complications of the disease and transmission or acquisition of other sexually transmitted infections … and other similar measures of infection KQ 2: Detection of infection KQ 3: Diagnostic accuracy

120. Evidence Summary: Hepatitis B Virus Infection in Adolescents and Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     December 15, 2020 - persons. 1 , 2 People born in countries with a 2% or greater HBV prevalence accounted for 47% of chronic infections … in the US, based on survey data published through 2010, and for 95% of chronic infections in the US, … in higher-prevalence clinical settings but missed about two-thirds of HBV infections in a study 64 … a French sexually transmitted infection clinic experience. … in higher-prevalence clinical settings but missed about two-thirds of HBV infections in a study conducted