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21. Final Research Plan: Syphilis Infection in Nonpregnant Adolescents and Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/syphilis-infection-nonpregnant-adults-adolescents-screening
    January 28, 2021 - sequelae of test inaccuracy) KQ 1: Outcomes that are not directly related to health outcomes (e.g., laboratory

22. Screening for Syphilis Infection in Pregnant Women: Evidence for the Reaffirmation Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/gWJU-ZynehGyLBVYtDmMow
    May 01, 2009 - The accuracy of rapid plasma reagin (RPR) and Venereal Disease Research Laboratory (VDRL) screening tests … Enrollment at 4 urban maternity hospitals in Bolivia (large, public, with laboratory infrastructure and … Finger-stick POC test using Abbott Determine Syphilis TP test (Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Park, Illinois … True-positive and true-negative results were defined by positive RPR and TPPA results at reference laboratory … Biological false-positive tests comprise a high proportion of Venereal Disease Research Laboratory reactions

23. Screening for HIV: Clinical Summary of USPSTF Recommendation (pdf file)
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/N4xvbc_aB44m95EL6TztxQ
    Conventional HIV test results are available within 1 to 2 days from most commercial laboratories.

24. Archived: Genital Herpes Infection: Serologic Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/genital-herpes-screening-november-2016
    December 20, 2016 - Using a clinical laboratory system, that study found 76 cases of neonatal HSV infection among approximately … Western blot test results can be obtained by sending a blood sample to a single research laboratory ( … University of Washington Clinical Virology Laboratory); however, it is not widely available as a screening … Confirmatory testing is not currently widely available and is only performed at a single research laboratory

25. Draft Recommendation: Syphilis Infection During Pregnancy: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/draft-recommendation/syphilis-infection-pregnant-persons
    November 19, 2024 - to antigens specific to  T. pallidum. 9   Nontreponemal tests, such as the Venereal Disease Research Laboratory … The automated processes used in reverse sequence may be appropriate for high-volume laboratories. 1 , … pallidum can be performed in a clinical setting using fingerstick blood samples that do not require laboratory … CDC laboratory recommendations for syphilis testing, United States, 2024.

26. Archived: Syphilis Infection in Pregnancy: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/syphilis-infection-in-pregnancy-screening-2009
    May 15, 2009 - Nontreponemal tests commonly used for initial screening include: Venereal Disease Research Laboratory … Screening Tests Nontreponemal tests commonly used for initial screening are the Venereal Disease Research Laboratory

27. Recommendation: Syphilis Infection During Pregnancy: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/syphilis-infection-in-pregnancy-screening
    May 13, 2025 - to antigens specific to T pallidum . 11 Nontreponemal tests, such as the Venereal Disease Research Laboratory … algorithm is a 2-step process that begins with a nontreponemal test (eg, Venereal Disease Research Laboratory … The automated processes used in reverse sequence may be appropriate for high-volume laboratories. 1 , … can be performed in a clinical setting or at home using fingerstick blood samples that do not require laboratory … CDC laboratory recommendations for syphilis testing, United States, 2024.

28. Archived: Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection: Screening, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/human-immunodeficiency-virus-hiv-infection-screening-1996
    January 01, 1996 - Criteria for interpreting WB have been developed to improve accuracy in clinical testing. 35 Many laboratories … A false-positive rate of less than 1 in 100,000 was reported in experienced, centralized laboratories … Washington, DC: Association of State and Territorial Public Health Laboratory Directors, 1994. 34. … Quality of laboratory performance in testing for human immunodeficiency virus type 1 antibody. … Washington, DC: Association of State and Territorial Public Health Laboratory Directors. 1993 43.

29. Archived: Asymptomatic Bacteriuria in Adults: Screening, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/asymptomatic-bacteriuria-adults-screening-1996
    January 01, 1996 - The most accurate test for bacteriuria is urine culture, but laboratory … microscopic examination and infection screen, at the first prenatal visit, with the need for additional laboratory … Clinical and laboratory findings. Acta Paediatr Scand . 1975;64:425–431. [ PubMed ] 7. … Laboratory evaluation of leukocyte esterase and nitrite tests for the detection of bacteriuria. … Making a presumptive diagnosis of urinary tract infection by using a urinalysis performed in an on-site laboratory

30. Draft 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/draft-research-plan/vitamin-d-calcium-combined-supplementation-primary-prevention-falls-fractures-communitydwelling-adults
    January 12, 2023 - KQ 1: Morphometric vertebral fractures; BMD; laboratory or functional measures of bone or muscle strength

31. Final Research Plan: Chlamydia and Gonorrhea: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/chlamydia-and-gonorrhea-screening
    May 02, 2019 - Intermediate outcomes (outcomes that are not health outcomes, such as eradication of infection or laboratory

32. Archived: Final Research Plan: Hepatitis B Virus Infection: Screening, 2014 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan23/hepatitis-b-virus-infection-screening-nonpregnant-adolescents-adults-may-2014
    March 15, 2013 - Interventions KQs 1, 2 Screening   KQ 3 Screening strategies Laboratory

33. Screening for Syphilis Infection During Pregnancy: USPSTF Reaffirmation Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/YJtsbuhNtrLyn6NpJZtfXk
    April 24, 2023 - to an- tigens specific to T pallidum.11 Nontreponemal tests, such as the Venereal Disease Research Laboratory … algorithm is a 2-step process that begins with a non- treponemal test (eg, Venereal Disease Research Laboratory … The auto- mated processes used in reverse sequence may be appropriate for high-volume laboratories.1,11 … can be performed in a clinical setting or at home using fingerstick blood samples that do not require laboratory … CDC laboratory recommendations for syphilis testing, United States, 2024.

34. 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 - traditional approach is to perform an initial “nontreponemal” antibody test (ie, Venereal Disease Research Laboratory … Traditionally, screening involved an initial “nontreponemal” antibody test (ie, Venereal Disease Research Laboratory … Preferable procedure for the screening of syphilis in clinical laboratories in China. … Screen and the ARCHITECT Syphilis TP, and the Treponema pallidum particle agglutination test for laboratory

35. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Sexually Transmitted Infections: Behavioral Counseling | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary44/sexually-transmitted-infections-behavioral-counseling-2008
    October 15, 2008 - similarly formatted substance abuse counseling. 19 However, this trial used self-reported, as opposed to laboratory … reported biological outcomes did not show an increased incidence of STIs, either by self-report or laboratory … reported on biological outcomes did not show any increased incidence of STIs, either by self-report or laboratory … a potential benefit for a low-intensity (20-minute, one-to-one counseling) intervention to decrease laboratory-tested … state public or health policy) Outcomes Minimum of a 3-mo outcome assessment of biological (laboratory-tested

36. Archived: Final Research Plan: Screening for Depression in Adults | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan44/depression-in-adults-screening
    July 03, 2014 - in primary care or other population-based screening Community/university research laboratories … antidepressant treatment (KQ 5): Any outpatient clinical setting Community/university research laboratories

37. Recommendation: Latent Tuberculosis Infection in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/latent-tuberculosis-infection-screening
    May 02, 2023 - sample that measures the CD4 T-cell response to specific Mycobacterium tuberculosis antigens and laboratory … examinations, diagnostics, and tests (ie, medical history, physical examination, chest radiograph, and other laboratory … venous blood sample that measures the CD4 T-cell response to specific M tuberculosis antigens and laboratory … tuberculosis disease is diagnosed by medical history, physical examination, chest radiograph, and other laboratory … processing requirements for blood samples and ensure that venous blood samples are drawn and can reach the laboratory

38. Archived: Final Evidence Review: Gonorrhea: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-review40/gonorrhea-screening-2005
    May 15, 2005 - NAATs require a high level of technical laboratory expertise to perform the test. … These tests also require a high level of technical laboratory expertise to perform the test, and have … collection, increased transport time with deterioration of samples, and variability in the quality of the laboratories … Laboratory testing for Neisseria gonorrhoeae by recently introduced nonculture tests: a performance … Associations between biologically confirmed marijuana use and laboratory-confirmed sexually transmitted

39. 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 - treponemal and nontreponemal tests in combination is feasible for mass screening and provides a presumptive laboratory … Discordant results from reverse sequence syphilis screening—five laboratories, United States, 2006-2010 … Preferable procedure for the screening of syphilis in clinical laboratories in China. … Screen and the ARCHITECT Syphilis TP, and the Treponema pallidum particle agglutination test for laboratory

40. Archived: Drug Abuse: Screening, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/drug-abuse-screening-1996
    January 01, 1996 - Proficiency testing of nearly 1,500 urine specimens sent to 31 U.S. laboratories produced no false-positive … results and 3% false-negative results. 49 A similar study of 120 clinical laboratories in the U.K. … demonstrated higher error rates (4% false-positive, 8% false-negative), largely due to laboratories that … The routine use of screening instruments or laboratory tests has not yet been proven effective in reducing … A survey of drugs of abuse testing by clinical laboratories in the United Kingdom.