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101. Archived: Genital Herpes Simplex: Screening, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/genital-herpes-simplex-screening-1996
     January 01, 1996 - 27 EIA, however, had a concordance of only 59% with conventional viral culture in a large study of samples … 88% compared to conventional culture, 22 and 43% and 71%, respectively, compared to cytology, 29 on samples

102. 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 - Sera samples tested by using TPHA (serial dilutions, considered reactive at �1:80) and VDRL (diluted … Samples were considered to have biological false-positive results if they were VDRL-positive but TPHA

103. Archived: Drug Abuse: Screening, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/drug-abuse-screening-1996
     January 01, 1996 - urine testing: water loading, diuretic use, ingestion of interfering substances, or adulterating urine samples … compounds in foods. 48 To prevent falsely implicating persons as users of illegal drugs, screen-positive samples

104. Preventive Services Task Force Communications Toolkit (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/2024-06/USPSTF-app-communications-toolkit-ppt-slide.pdf
     January 01, 2024 - Preventive Services Task Force Communications Toolkit Preventive Services Task Force Communications Toolkit Prevention TaskForce Application Promotion We encourage you to promote the Prevention TaskForce app through your channels to expand the reach to healthcare professionals. Please share these materials with …

105. Final Evidence Summary: Unhealthy Drug Use: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary/drug-use-illicit-screening
     June 09, 2020 - and drug use disorders) compared with a structured or semistructured clinical interview or biological samples … Studies evaluating the accuracy of biological drug screening tests (eg, urine samples) were not included … high numbers of known drug users, and some of the larger studies were conducted among non–clinic-based samples … methods that pose questions about drug use or drug-related risks, not laboratory testing of biologic samples … Most studies conducted in US-based primary care population, although included studies represented samples

106. Genetic Risk Assessment and BRCA Mutation Testing for Breast and Ovarian Cancer Susceptibility: Systematic Evidence Review (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2005 - Studies were conducted in highly selected samples of women, and re- sults may not be generalizable to … In Monte Carlo simulation, random samples for the esti- mate of P�D��G� are obtained as follows. … First, random samples of logit(P) are drawn from the following normal distribution: N�logit̂(P), var̂ … Then, by transformation, random samples for estimates of P�D��G� are obtained as: P�D �G�� � exp(logit … Random samples of RR are obtained by first drawing random samples of ln(RR) from N�ln(RR̂), var̂�ln(

107. Screening for Colorectal Cancer: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     July 31, 2020 - arise from colonoscopy to follow up abnormal gFOBT results • Requires dietary restrictions and 3 stool samples … Stool-Based Tests Stool-based screening requires persons to collect samples directly from their feces … high-sensitivity gFOBT requires some dietary and medication restrictions prior to collecting stool samples … FIT and sDNA-FIT33,34 (sDNA-FIT involves collecting an entire bowel movement), while collection of samples

108. Evidence Summary: Vitamin, Mineral, and Multivitamin Supplementation to Prevent Cardiovascular Disease and Cancer: Preventive Medication | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary/vitamin-supplementation-to-prevent-cvd-and-cancer-preventive-medication
     June 21, 2022 - carotene and vitamin A conducted in the US, but participants were primarily White Included general risk samples … included participants were White American or European adults 45 y or older Included general-risk samples … vitamin A conducted in the US, but participants were primarily White Evidence included general-risk samples … included participants were White American or European adults 45 y or older Included general risk samples

109. Evidence Summary: Healthy Diet and Physical Activity for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in Adults Without Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors: Behavioral Counseling Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary/healthy-lifestyle-and-physical-activity-for-cvd-prevention-adults-without-known-risk-factors-behavioral-counseling
     July 26, 2022 - The mean age of the samples ranged from 18.5 to 79.5 years, and most trials included both men and women … provided on the underlying social conditions (ie, risks and inequities) present among the included samples … comers” or those recruited based on a sociodemographic characteristic alone; “suboptimal behavior,” samples … they were not meeting specific thresholds for dietary or physical activity behaviors; “elevated risk,” samples

110. Screening for Colorectal Cancer: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/2Wc3FRHpVDPX2jT_WzjEXX
     July 31, 2020 - arise from colonoscopy to follow up abnormal gFOBT results • Requires dietary restrictions and 3 stool samples … Stool-Based Tests Stool-based screening requires persons to collect samples directly from their feces … high-sensitivity gFOBT requires some dietary and medication restrictions prior to collecting stool samples … FIT and sDNA-FIT33,34 (sDNA-FIT involves collecting an entire bowel movement), while collection of samples

111. Prevention TaskForce App Communications Toolkit | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     March 06, 2025 - Prevention TaskForce App Communications Toolkit Share to Facebook Share to X Share to WhatsApp Share to Email Print   Communications Toolkit The Prevention TaskForce (formerly ePSS) is an application designed to help primary care clinicians…

112. Screening for Unhealthy Drug Use: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the US Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/R3y9LSud52CGL8mG4wvxoT
     June 09, 2020 - methods that pose questions about drug use or drug-related risks, not laboratory testing of biologic samples … drug use disorders) compared with a structured or semistruc- tured clinical interview or biological samples … Studies evaluating the accuracy of biological drug screening tests (eg, urine samples) were not included … Low Most studies conducted in US-based primary care population, although included studies represented samples … numbers of known drug users, and some of the larger studies were conducted among non–clinic-based samples

113. Archived: Evidence Summary: Lipid Disorders in Adults (Cholesterol, Dyslipidemia): Screening, 2001 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/lipid-disorders-in-adults-cholesterol-dyslipidemia-screening-2001
     April 09, 2001 - Reliability of Screening Tests TC measurements from venous blood samples generally have good reliability … Capillary blood samples that are used to measure total and HDL-C (so-called “point of care” testing) … appear to have similar reliability under optimal conditions to venous samples but may be less reliable

114. Screening for Major Depressive Disorder in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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     February 01, 2016 - Nationally representative samples have indicated a past-year prevalence of approximately 8% for adolescents … The prevalence of depression in primary care settings may be twice that of community samples of children … outcomes as suicidality occur at much lower rates in the control group and may require even larger samples

115. PII: S0749-3797(01)00255-0 (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/yw_rbA_nQrCnkaN8X5t56S
     January 01, 2001 - Reliability of Screening Tests TC measurements from venous blood samples gener- ally have good reliability … Capillary blood samples that are used to measure total and HDL-C (so-called “point of care” testing) … appear to have similar reliability under optimal condi- tions to venous samples but may be less reliable

116. Archived: Evidence Summary: Depression in Children and Adolescents: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/depression-in-children-and-adolescents-screening
     February 08, 2016 - Nationally representative samples have indicated a past-year prevalence of approximately 8% for adolescents … 15 years). 3 The prevalence of depression in primary care settings may be twice that of community samples … outcomes as suicidality occur at much lower rates in the control group and may require even larger samples

117. Vitamin and Mineral Supplements for the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease and Cancer: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the US Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/U4Vu9hcmHtD7snox6qbPja
     June 21, 2022 - carotene and vitamin A conducted in the US, but participants were primarily White Included general risk samples … Most included participants were White American or European adults 45 y or older Included general-risk samples … vitamin A conducted in the US, but participants were primarily White Evidence included general-risk samples … Most included participants were White American or European adults 45 y or older Included general risk samples

118. Behavioral Counseling Interventions to Promote a Healthy Diet and Physical Activity for CVD Prevention in Adults Without Known CVD Risk Factors: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/UXw277rnvJ8e_Dfsh4V3K3
     July 26, 2022 - The mean age of the samples ranged from 18.5 to 79.5 years, and most trials included both men and women … comers” or those recruited based on a sociodemographic characteristic alone; “suboptimal behavior,” samples … they were not meeting specific thresholds for dietary or physical activity behaviors; “elevated risk,” samples … provided on the underlying so- cial conditions (ie, risks and inequities) present among the in- cluded samples

119. Archived: Final Research Plan: Depression in Children and Adolescents: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan15/depression-in-children-and-adolescents-screening
     September 15, 2013 - Share to Facebook Share to X Share to WhatsApp Share to Email Print archived Final Research Plan Depression in Children and Adolescents: Screening September 15, 2013 Recommendations made by the USPSTF are independent of the U.S. government. The…

120. Archived: Vitamin D Deficiency: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/vitamin-d-deficiency-screening-november-2014
     November 24, 2014 - methods and between laboratories using the same methods may range from 10% to 20%, and classification of samples … variability between methods and between laboratories using the same method and that classification of patient samples