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101. Final Research Plan: Genital Herpes Infection: Serologic Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     December 02, 2021 - *Studies that screen using an HSV-2 serologic test … combination will be included if they meet other eligibility criteria; however, only the accuracy of test … discord, or distress or anxiety around the meaning of HSV-1 results when screening involves a “paired test … ‡ Studies that test for both HSV-1 and HSV-2 (simultaneously) will be included if they meet other eligibility … criteria; however, only the accuracy of test characteristics related to HSV-2 serologic tests will be

102. Modeling Study: Colorectal Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     May 18, 2021 - Screening intervals varied by test. Full adherence with all procedures was assumed. … Screening Strategies The following screening modalities were evaluated: a fecal immunochemical test … Nonbleeding adenomas: evidence of systematic false-negative fecal immunochemical test results and their … Screening test/test characteristic Value Source FIT (per person) Specificity … Numbers of each test can be found in the full report. 6 e None of the strategies highlighted by the

103. Draft Recommendation: Cervical Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     December 10, 2024 - and 25.5% of women with no regular healthcare clinician reported not receiving a Papanicolaou (Pap) test … In addition, the review synthesized the evidence on the test accuracy and uptake of self-collected HPV … vaginal and clinician-collected HPV samples and six studies that reported the absolute or relative test … Pap test use is lower among female-to-male patients than non-transgender women. … The effect of hysterectomy on the risk of an abnormal screening Papanicolaou test result.

104. 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 - KQ 3: What are the test characteristics of HIV antibody test strategies? … What Are the Test Characteristics of HIV Antibody Test Strategies? … over a blood test (105). … Studies of diagnostic test accuracy Good for standard and OraQuick rapid test†; fair for other testing … Predictors of failure to return for HIV test result and counseling by test site type.

105. Final Research Plan: Latent Tuberculosis Infection in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     June 17, 2021 - interferon gamma release assay; LTBI=latent tuberculosis infection; TB=tuberculosis; TST=tuberculin skin test … What are the accuracy and reliability of the tuberculin skin test (TST) or interferon gamma release assay … TST using Mantoux method with intermediate strength dose of PPD and standard thresholds for positive test … KQ 2: Sensitivity, specificity, and reliability (i.e., test-retest). … TB =commercial IGRA assay; TST=tuberculin skin test.

106. Screening for Latent Tuberculosis Infection in Adults: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the US Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)
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     August 01, 2022 - The tuberculin skin test (TST) and IGRAs are screening tests available for LTBI. … ], and QuantiFERON-TB Gold Plus [QFT-Gold Plus; Qiagen; fourth-generation test]). … TST, tuberculin skin test. … The evaluation of the Quantiferon-TB Gold test in pulmonary and extrapulmonary tuberculosis. … Variability of the QuantiFERON-TB Gold In-Tube test using automated and manual methods.

107. Archived: Final Evidence Review: Syphilis Infection: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     July 15, 2004 - Reactive nontreponemal tests require confirmation with a treponemal test. … Nontreponemal test titers usually decline or revert to normal after successful treatment, although not … The ICS test was found to be more sensitive than the RPR test, giving positive test results for a number … ICS test reactivity did not appear to correlate with RPR titers. … Evaluation of INNO-LIA syphilis assay as a confirmatory test for syphilis.

108. Screening for Syphilis: A Brief Update (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2004 - Reactive nontreponemal tests require confirmation with a treponemal test. 1. … The ICS test was found to be more sensitive than the RPR test, giving positive test results for a number … ICS test reactivity did not appear to correlate with RPR titers. Line immunoassay (LIA). … RPR card and rapid syphilis test (RST). … Evaluation of INNO-LIA syphilis assay as a confirmatory test for syphilis.

109. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Cervical Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     October 18, 2011 - A fourth test, Amplicor HPV (Roche Diagnostics), is awaiting FDA approval 6 . … test reliability, other quality control issues, and cost 66 . … Evaluation of a new DNA test for detection of carcinogenic human papillomavirus. … ThinPrep Pap Test Quick Reference Guide: Endocervical Brush/Spatula Protocol. … Absolute Test Performance of Primary Screening With HPV Test Alone and Combination HPV and Cytology Testing

110. Pdf (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2008 - Glucose Tolerance Test/ 2. oral glucose tolerance.ti,ab. 3. ogtt.ti,ab. 4. glucose challenge test$.ti … Gestational diabetes: a reappraisal of HBA1c as a screening test. … test for gestational diabetes. … Reproducibility of the oral glucose tolerance test in pregnancy. … How reliable is the fifty-gram, one-hour glucose screening test?

111. Archived: Preeclampsia: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     April 25, 2017 - The USPSTF found adequate evidence that testing for protein in the urine with a dipstick test has low … , albumin to creatinine ratio urine test, urine protein dipstick test, and 24-hour urine protein test … Although the 24-hour urine protein test is the gold standard, it is not practical for use in primary … creatinine ratio urine test, and 4 studies assessed the urine protein dipstick test. … Some comments requested elaboration on the urine protein dipstick test.

112. Archived: Asymptomatic Bacteriuria in Adults: Screening, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     January 01, 1996 - The dipstick test is rapid, inexpensive, and requires little technical expertise. … cells, is an indirect test for bacteriuria. … Screening for bacteriuria with the LN strip test. … Further evaluation of the Griess test to detect significant bacteriuria. … Detection of bacteriuria by a modification of the nitrite test.

113. Prostate Cancer Screening Recommendation Frequently Asked Questions (pdf file)
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     How to interpret the recommendation What is the PSA test? … The PSA test measures the amount of prostate-specific antigen, a type of protein, in a man’s blood. … If a man has a positive test result, he may have a biopsy to check for prostate cancer. … For example, some men may prefer to avoid a test that can cause anxiety or lead to a hospital visit … What’s the harm in getting a PSA test?

114. Final Research Plan: Cervical Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     October 29, 2015 - What are the important assay-related issues, including differences in test performance characteristics … reduced positive predictive value KQ 2: Rates of false-positive and false-negative screening test … design-specific criteria * Primary screening strategies refer to the use of a certain type of test … Food and Drug Administration include: the Hybrid Capture 2 High-Risk HPV DNA Test (Digene Corp., Gaithersburg … , MD), cobas HPV Test (Roche Molecular Systems, Inc., Pleasanton, CA), APTIMA® HPV Assay (E6/E7 mRNA)

115. Final Research Plan: Prostate Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     December 21, 2023 - calculator or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), in combination with a positive PSA-based screening test … prebiopsy prostate cancer risk calculator or MRI in combination with a positive PSA-based screening test … prebiopsy prostate cancer risk calculator or MRI in combination with a positive PSA-based screening test … a prior diagnosis of prostate cancer KQ 4: Asymptomatic men with a positive PSA-based screening test … cancer) KQ 2: Physical or psychological harms of screening or biopsy; overdiagnosis KQs 3, 4: Test

116. Serologic Screening for Genital Herpes: An Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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     August 01, 2016 - Pooled estimates of sensitivity and specificity of the most commonly used test at the manufacturer’s … Use of this test at the manufacturer’s cutpoint in a population of 100 000 with a prevalence of HSV-2 … cut- point value of 1.1 to define a positive test result (current manufac- turer’s cutpoint). … in estimates of test accuracy (eTable 8 in the Supplement). … results from calculations of test accuracy (or did not describe the handling of missing data).

117. Archived: Visual Impairment in Children Ages 1-5: Screening, 2004 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     January 14, 2004 - During the first year of life, strabismus can be assessed by the cover test and the Hirschberg light … reflex test. … Newer automated techniques can be used to test these children. … Some of these tests have better test characteristics than others. … , Cardiff Cards, Kay Picture test, and HOTV letters by an eye professional) led to decreased prevalence

118. Evidence Summary: Hypertension in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary/hypertension-in-adults-screening
     April 27, 2021 - For KQs 2 and 3 (test accuracy), test accuracy studies comparing an initial office blood pressure measurement … Test Accuracy Key Question 2. … , and conduct of the reference test. … What screening protocol characteristics define the best test accuracy? … What confirmation protocol characteristics define the best test accuracy?

119. Archived: Cervical Cancer: Screening, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     January 01, 1996 - The annual Pap test: a dubious policy success. … Women's concerns about abnormal Papanicolaou test results. … Anxiety caused by abnormal result of cervical smear test: a controlled trial. … Optimising the age, number of tests, and test interval for cervical screening in Canada. … The Papanicolaou test for cervical cancer detection: a triumph and a tragedy.

120. Screening for Cervical Cancer: USPSTF Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     June 01, 2012 - Methods: The USPSTF reviewed new evidence on the comparative test performance of liquid-based cytology … and the benefits and harms of human papillomavirus (HPV) testing as a stand-alone test or in combination … and the benefits and harms of HPV testing as a standalone test or in combination with cytology. … Five-year experience of human papillomavirus DNA and Papanicolaou test cotesting. … The effect of hysterectomy on the risk of an abnormal screening Papanicolaou test result.