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301. Screening for Hepatitis B Virus Infection in Nonpregnant Adolescents and Adults: Clinical Summary of USPSTF Recommendation (pdf file)
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     Recommendation Screen persons at high risk for HBV infection. … Important risk groups for HBV infection with a prevalence of ≥2% that should be screened include:  Persons … -born persons not vaccinated as infants whose parents were born in regions with a very high prevalence … of HBV infection (≥8%), such as sub-Saharan Africa and southeast and central Asia  HIV-positive persons …  Injection drug users  Men who have sex with men  Household contacts or sexual partners of persons

302. Final Research Plan: Prevention of Acquisition of HIV: Preexposure Prophylaxis | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     January 13, 2022 - What are the benefits of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) in persons … What is the diagnostic accuracy of provider or patient risk assessment tools in identifying persons at … What is the risk of infection with antiretroviral drug–resistant HIV in persons using PrEP, and what … of interest are defined by age, sex, gender identity, race and ethnicity, and HIV risk category Persons … randomized, controlled trials are not available   * Including pregnant and breastfeeding persons

303. Serological Screening for Genital Herpes: A Reaffirmation Evidence Update for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)
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     February 01, 2023 - American persons (71.7%) compared with non-Hispanic Black persons (58.8%) and non-Hispanic White persons … In pregnant persons, serologic screening to identify seronegative persons followed by appropriate counseling … We found no new evidence pertaining to pregnant persons. … Famciclovir reduces viral mucosal shedding in HSV- seropositive persons. … with known genital herpes (i.e., discordant couples) and pregnant persons KQ 2: Asymptomatic persons

304. Statin Use for the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in Adults: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2021 - and non- Black persons, which include the risk factors of age, cholesterol lev- els, systolic blood … The risk prediction equations generally show higher risk for Black persons than White persons.6 The … the expected benefit for persons with a 10-year CVD risk of 7.5% to less than 10%. … use more than 2 times higher than among those without dia- betes (76.1 and 34.5 initiators per 1000 person-years … Cholesterol lowering in intermediate-risk persons without cardiovascular disease.

305. Archived: Colorectal Cancer: Screening, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     January 01, 1996 - aged 50 and over Screening for colorectal cancer is recommended for all persons aged 50 or over … B All persons aged 50 and over There is insufficient evidence to recommend for or against routine … after age 60 4b risk was higher in persons with more than one affected relative. … carcinoma and 20-30% for adenomas. 6 , 5 , 9 , 18-20 Assuming a false-positive rate of 1-4%, a person … Direct evidence of the benefit of screening in younger persons is not available for any group.

306. Szn5Hhs8W5Sar6Bbpabsab (pdf file)
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     June 01, 2008 - Persons with hypertension probably benefit from screening, because blood pressure targets for persons … treated for 10 years to prevent 1 person from developing any single clinical end point (62). … Persons with T2DM seem to benefit from a lower BP target than persons without. … Key Question 4 What adverse effects result from screening a person for type 2 diabetes, impaired fasting … Key Question 5 What adverse effects result from treating a person with type 2 diabetes, impaired fasting

307. Archived: Final Research Plan: Syphilis Infection in Nonpregnant Adults and Adolescents: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     September 18, 2014 - The screening process includes risk assessment to determine which persons are at high or low risk for … infection, and testing to determine if persons are positive or negative for a syphilis infection. … Infected persons receive treatment that can lead to reduced complications of syphilis as well as reduced … During screening, persons may also experience harms. … A few comments requested that the review include serologic followup of persons with a syphilis diagnosis

308. Archived: Suicide Risk: Screening, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     January 01, 1996 - B Asymptomatic persons There is insufficient evidence to recommend for or against routine screening … by primary care clinicians to detect suicide risk in asymptomatic persons. … 24 years old 1 as well as a leading cause of years of potential life lost. 6 Suicides among young persons … who live in a household where at least one firearm is kept, when compared with persons who live in a … for medicolegal reasons in persons with suspected suicidal ideation, 41 , 42 but no reliable data on

309. Final Research Plan: Food Insecurity: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     July 28, 2022 - population characteristics will help us explore the degree to which the findings are representative of persons … All ages Children and their caregivers Adolescents Adults Perinatal, pregnant, and postpartum persons … Older adults and their caregivers Persons with stable common chronic conditions (e.g., diabetes, … hypertension) Persons with acute medical or psychiatric conditions Persons undergoing treatment … for cancer Persons with severe malnutrition or nutritional deficiencies Assessment KQs

310. Screening for Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy: US Preventive Services Task Force Final Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     April 17, 2023 - POPULATION Pregnant persons without a known diagnosis of a hypertensive disorder of pregnancy or chronic … Asymptomatic pregnant persons BThe USPSTF recommends screening for hypertensive disorders in pregnant … persons with blood pressure measurements throughout pregnancy. … • Gestational hypertension is new-onset hypertension after the 20th week of gestation in a person with … Pregnant persons: To whom does this recommendation apply? What’s new?

311. Recommendation: Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     September 19, 2023 - Recommendation Summary Population Recommendation Grade Asymptomatic pregnant persons … The USPSTF recommends screening for hypertensive disorders in pregnant persons with blood pressure … B Pathway to Benefit To achieve the benefit of screening, it is important that persons … This recommendation applies to all pregnant women and pregnant persons of all genders without a known … Gestational hypertension is new-onset hypertension after the 20th week of gestation in a person with

312. Screening for Syphilis Infection in Nonpregnant Adults: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     June 07, 2016 - In 2014, 19 999 cases (6.3 cases per 100 000 persons) of primary and secondary syphilis were reported … Left untreated, syphilis can progress to late-stage disease in about 15% of persons who are infected. … CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATION The USPSTF recommends screening for syphilis infection in persons who … Men who have sex with men or persons living with HIV may benefit from more fre- quent screening. … All but 24 cases occurred in persons 15 years and older.

313. Recommendation: Skin Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     April 18, 2023 - It does not apply to persons with a personal or family history of skin cancer. … It does not apply to persons with symptoms, such as changes in size, shape, or color of skin growths … Melanoma is about 30 times more common in White persons than in Black persons. … than in Black persons. 4 However, persons with darker skin color are often diagnosed at later stages … Incidence of melanoma is higher among White persons compared with persons of other races and ethnicities

314. Screening for Impaired Visual Acuity (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2022 - It does not apply to persons who have reported signs and symptoms of vision loss, seek care for vision … The prevalence of impaired visual acuity is higher among persons of lower socioeconomic or educational … there is limited evidence that primary care–based screening for impaired visual acuity is beneficial in persons … Impaired visual acuity is associated with decreased quality of life in older persons, including reduced

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     October 01, 2014 - All persons, regardless of CVD risk status, can accrue the health benefits of improved nutrition, healthy … Most of the sessions were in-person, and many included additional telephone contacts. … to the format of the intervention (for example, face-to-face, individual, group, or telephone), the person … It also recommends programs promot- ing diet and physical activity for persons who are at in- creased … Trials conducted exclusively in persons with diabetes were excluded.

316. Procedure Manual Appendix VII. Criteria for Assessing External Validity (Generalizability) of Individual Studies | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     July 01, 2017 - rate of outcomes in the study could be greater or less than what might be expected in asymptomatic persons … The harms observed in the study could be greater or less than what might be expected in asymptomatic persons … comorbid conditions in the study population does not represent the frequency likely to be encountered in persons … Stage or severity of disease: the selection of subjects for the study includes persons at a disease stage … that is earlier or later than would be found in persons who are candidates for the preventive service

317. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Intimate Partner Violence and Abuse of Elderly and Vulnerable Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     May 08, 2012 - Screening techniques included self-administered as well as person-to-person methods. … the systems approach to screening, systems-based protocols for further evaluation and referral for persons … . or Canadian). § Spanish HITS cut point score = 5.5. || Results for men and women were combined. ¶ Persons … Techniques include self-administered (e.g., computerized-enabled tool or patient self-report) as well as person-to-person

318. Evidence Summary: Breastfeeding: Primary Care Behavioral Counseling Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     April 11, 2025 - and harms of behavioral counseling interventions to support breastfeeding among pregnant women and persons … Most of the interventions included an in-person component, with many including additional telephone, … Some included only in-person support at and around the time of birth. … that interventions may have on the mental health and well-being of the breastfeeding women and support persons … Population: Study did not include person(s) involved with or making decisions about feeding their child

319. Archived: Final Research Plan: Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     October 30, 2014 - accuracy of currently existing clinical prediction tools or screening questionnaires in identifying persons … using a questionnaire or prediction tool followed by overnight home-based oximetry, in identifying persons … with unrecognized symptoms of OSA KQs 3, 7: Asymptomatic adults, persons with unrecognized symptoms … of OSA, and referral populations KQs 4–6, 8: Persons with a confirmed diagnosis of OSA;  population … at increased, average, or decreased risk, or persons at higher and lower risk of OSA KQ 3: Studies

320. Final Research Plan: Prediabetes and Type 2 Diabetes: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     November 15, 2018 - with a recent hospitalization; persons with a recent myocardial infarction; persons taking antipsychotics … or glucocorticoids; persons with known cardiovascular disease or severe chronic kidney disease; persons … living in an institution; other persons with medical conditions limiting their applicability to primary … insulin or other medications; persons with proliferative retinopathy, nephropathy) Screening … who meet criteria for impaired fasting glucose or impaired glucose tolerance and persons with an A1c