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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary3/chlamydia-and-gonorrhea-screening-september-2014
September 23, 2014 - Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommended screening for gonorrhea in all sexually active or … It recommended against routine screening in low-risk men and nonpregnant women and found insufficient … It recommended against routine screening in low-risk women, regardless of pregnancy status, and found … When recommended urine volumes were used in a second study, the sensitivity of the same TMA test improved … However, the study reporting the lowest sensitivities used urine volumes larger than recommended by the
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January 01, 1996 - Pregnant women at 12-16 weeks of gestation
Screening for asymptomatic bacteriuria with urine culture is recommended … Asymptomatic persons
Routine screening for bacteriuria with leukocyte esterase or nitrite testing is not recommended … Screening for asymptomatic bacteriuria with microscopy testing is not recommended
D
Asymptomatic … Routine screening for bacteriuria with leukocyte esterase or nitrite testing is not recommended for other … Screening for asymptomatic bacteriuria with microscopy testing is not recommended ("D" recommendation
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Screening Tests BMI measurement, using height and weight, is the recommended screening test for obesity
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December 01, 2007 - Due to variability in individual blood pressure measurements, it is recommended that hypertension be
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Other recent guidelines on screening for dyslipidemia in
children have recommended measuring either
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April 15, 2004 - USPSTF recommends that primary care clinicians prescribe oral fluoride supplementation at currently recommended … The recommended dosage of fluoride supplementation was reduced by the American Dental Association in … to caries in permanent teeth and a possible loss of arch space. 3
Although a first dental visit is recommended … evidence, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Task Force on Community Preventive Services has recommended
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary9/alcohol-misuse-screening-and-behavioral-counseling-interventions-in-primary-care-2013
September 25, 2012 - CI, 0.07 to 0.16]; 7 trials; 2737 participants), and 11% more adults reported drinking less than the recommended … The maximum recommended consumption is 3 or fewer standard drinks per day (≤7/wk) for adult women and … The percentages of patients who had episodes of heavy drinking and those who achieved recommended drinking … Quantifying the risks associated with exceeding recommended drinking limits. … Adults who received counseling interventions drank less, complied more with recommended drinking limits
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January 01, 2025 - USPSTF Recommendations Development Process
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June 05, 2023 - While the Task Force has consistently recognized the lifesaving value of
mammography, we previously recommended … need more research on the benefits and harms of screening and
Grades in this recommendation:
B: Recommended
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April 01, 2009 - y Routine screening in adults at low risk is not recommended because the
evidence suggests that the … A screening test is routinely recommended only if:
y Early treatment of the disease is more effective
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary-latent-tuberculosis/latent-tuberculosis-infection-screening-september-2016
September 06, 2016 - Study Selection: English-language studies of LTBI screening, LTBI treatment with recommended pharmacotherapy … Are there harms associated with treatment for LTBI with CDC-recommended pharmacotherapy? … Does treatment of LTBI with CDC-recommended pharmacotherapy regimens improve quality of life or reduce … Are there harms associated with treatment for LTBI with CDC-recommended pharmacotherapy regimens? … g No longer a CDC-recommended treatment regimen.
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June 01, 2007 - The recommended service is the standard of care and the USPSTF would have little impact.
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The recommended daily
allowance for vitamin D is 600 IU for adults aged 51 to 70 years and 800 IU for
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Screening Test
Intervals
Intervals for recommended screening
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Benefits and
Harms
There is a moderate net benefit of
providing oral fluoride supplementation
at recommended
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April 05, 2016 - Thus, screening is not recommended in persons who do not have symptoms suggestive of COPD. … In 2008, the USPSTF recommended against screening for COPD with spirometry in asymptomatic adults (D … be used to diagnose airflow obstruction in patients with respiratory symptoms. 16 The joint panel recommended … Similarly, in 2010, the UK National Institute for Health and Care Excellence recommended against screening … asymptomatic patients. 17 Recent guidelines from the Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease recommended
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June 01, 2003 - the patients may have in understanding and
adhering to recommended therapy.
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November 01, 2009 - The previous recommendation
statement recommended screening mammography every 1
to 2 years for all women … In 2001, the Canadian Task Force on Preventive
Health Care recommended mammography every 1 to 2
years … beginning at the age of 40 years and recommended
CBE as part of a periodic evaluation (every 1 to 3 … In 2003, the American College of Obstetrics and Gy-
necology recommended mammography every 1 to 2 years … It recommended CBE for all women and
noted that BSE can be recommended.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary14/chlamydial-infection-screening-2007
June 15, 2007 - Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommended that clinicians screen all sexually active women … evidence regarding screening of pregnant women and, on the basis of estimates of benefits and harms, recommended … concluded that the potential benefits outweighed the potential harms of screening pregnant women and recommended … In 2002, the CDC recommended that NAATs be used for screening both women and men. 17 It reached this … Despite this evidence, many, if not most, women are not receiving this recommended preventive health