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421. Archived: Chlamydial Infection: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/chlamydial-infection-screening-2007
     June 15, 2007 - Test and/or treat partners of patients treated for Chlamydial infection. 1. … chlamydial infection in asymptomatic men and women, including asymptomatic pregnant women, with high test … In low prevalence populations, however, a positive test is more likely to be a false positive than a … women, including the potential for different followup intervals for women with positive or negative test … Test and/or treat partners of patients treated for Chlamydial infection. 1.

422. Archived: Final Evidence Review: Genital Herpes: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-review55/genital-herpes-screening-2005
     March 15, 2005 - Polymerase Chain Reaction Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) is a molecular test for HSV DNA. … Women underwent a detailed interview and a HSV serological test using Western blot assay. … When the Gull/Meridan test was removed from the market, the investigators extended the study to include … The P -value was calculated by Fishers exact test, while the confidence interval for the odds ratio … Potential benefits of a serodiagnostic test for herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) to prevent neonatal

423. Archived: Hepatitis B Virus Infection: Screening, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     January 01, 1996 - Accuracy of Screening Tests The principal screening test … The test may be repeated in the third trimester if acute hepatitis is suspected, an exposure to hepatitis … ACIP and ACP recommend making decisions to test potential vaccine recipients for prior infection on the … The test may be repeated in the third trimester if the woman is initially HBsAg-negative and engages … Sensitivity of the test for antibody to hepatitis B surface antigen, United States.

424. Archived: Osteoporosis: Screening 2011 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     January 15, 2011 - Screening Intervals The potential value of rescreening women whose initial screening test did not detect … Research is needed to test the effectiveness of drug therapies for osteoporosis in men who do not have … Quantitative Ultrasonography The most commonly used test in the United States after DXA is quantitative … results causing unnecessary treatment, false-negative test results, and patient anxiety about positive … test results.

425. Prevention of Falls in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: Clinical Summary of USPSTF Recommendation (pdf file)
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     history of falls, a history of mobility problems, and poor performance on the timed Get-Up-and-Go test

426. Archived: Osteoporosis: Screening, 2002 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     September 17, 2002 - being diagnosed with osteoporosis varies greatly depending on the site and type of bone measurement test … measurements are not highly correlated with DXA measurements, a result in the osteoporotic range on either test … being diagnosed with osteoporosis varies greatly depending on the site and type of bone measurement test … Clinicians may have difficulty in using test results to provide accurate information to the patients … because techniques used to measure bone density vary, test results are reported as T-scores, and information

427. Screening for Syphilis Infection in Nonpregnant Adults and Adolescents: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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     April 13, 2021 - 2 What are the harms of screening (eg, stigma, sequelae of test inaccuracy)? … emotional stress just before and after syphilis testing.Factors thatwereassociatedwith stress atpre- test … individuals, although the study did not directly compare changes in levels of emotional stress pre- test

428. Clinical Summary: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendations on Screening for Chlamydial Infection (pdf file)
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     July 17, 2007 - http://www.cdc.gov/STD/treatment Test and/or treat partners of patients treated for Chlamydial infection

429. Archived: Breast Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/breast-cancer-screening-2009
     December 15, 2009 - Although false-positive test results, overdiagnosis, and unnecessary earlier treatment are problems for … The potential harms of CBE are thought to be small but include false-positive test results, which lead … The possibility of false-positive test results is similar for film and digital mammography. … Information on harms of breast cancer screening, such as false-positive test results, pain, anxiety, … When is measuring sensitivity and specificity sufficient to evaluate a diagnostic test, and when do we

430. Procedure Manual Section 3. Topic Work Plan Development | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     June 22, 2025 - The name of the action (e.g., "screening with the prostate-specific antigen test") appears below the … for cervical cancer screening that is concerned mainly with two questions (whether the Papanicolaou test … Analytic frameworks used by the Task Force distinguish between actions (e.g., obtaining a screening test … The performance characteristics (e.g., sensitivity, specificity) of a screening test is not itself an … outcome that is not sensed by the patient; a clinical sign is analogous to an abnormality on a blood test

431. Screening for Bladder Cancer: USPSTF Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     August 01, 2011 - Annals of Internal Medicine Volume 155 • Number 4 www.annals.org Potential Harms False-positive test … Potential harms of screening for bladder cancer in- clude false-positive test results and unnecessary

432. Screening for Ovarian Cancer: Clinical Summary of USPSTF Recommendation (pdf file)
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     Screening for Ovarian Cancer: Clinical Summary of USPSTF Recommendation SCREENING FOR OVARIAN CANCER CLINICAL SUMMARY OF U.S. PREVENTIVE SERVICES TASK FORCE RECOMMENDATION Population Asymptomatic women without known genetic mutations that increase risk for ovarian cancer Recommendation Do not scree…

433. Individualizing Cancer Screening in Older Adults | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     March 01, 2021 - screening tests, the overdiagnosis of disease, the burden of disease labeling, the effects of inaccurate test … Screening harms that are more prevalent in older adults include those of the test itself, disease labeling … , inaccurate test results, overdiagnosis of disease (finding cancer that was unlikely to become clinically … Harms of screening tests relevant to older adults include those related to preparing for the test (for … age or had multiple comorbidities, declining functioning, and diminished HRQL. 14 Harms of inaccurate test

434. Risk Assessment for Cardiovascular Disease With Nontraditional Risk Factors: US Preventive Services Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2020 - inadequate evidence to assess whether treat- ment decisions guided by ABI, hsCRP level, or CAC score test … Harms can include abnor- mal test results, inappropriate risk reclassification, and incidental findings … Abnormal test results may lead to further testing, procedures, and lifelong medication use without proof … involves a single blood sample, and the test is widely available. … It recommends judicious use of secondary test- ing among patients for whom the need for statin therapy

435. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Lipid Disorders in Children: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary34/lipid-disorders-in-children-screening-2007
     July 15, 2007 - Study uses a credible reference standard, performed regardless of test results. … Reference standard interpreted independently of screening test. … Administration of reliable screening test. … Slightly higher values of CK (2); Transiently elevated ALT and glucose challenge test (1). … TC minus HDL might be a more sensitive test, but has not been extensively evaluated.

436. Depression and Suicide Risk Screening: Updated Evidence Summary and Systematic Review for the US Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)
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     September 09, 2021 - STUDY SELECTION English-language studies of screening or treatment compared with control conditions, or test … Existing systematic reviews were used for treatment and test accuracy for depression. … Several instruments demonstrated adequate test accuracy (eg, for the 9-item Patient Health Questionnaire … Three studies of suicide risk test accuracy were included; none included replication of any instrument … Does sending depression, anxiety, or suicide risk screening test results to providers (with or without

437. Screening for Osteoporosis: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2012 - Screening Intervals The potential value of rescreening women whose ini- tial screening test did not … Research is needed to test the effectiveness of drug therapies for osteo- porosis in men who do not have … Quantitative Ultrasonography The most commonly used test in the United States after DXA is quantitative … results causing unnecessary treatment, false-negative test results, and patient anxiety about posi- … tive test results.

438. Archived: Osteoporosis to Prevent Fractures: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/osteoporosis-screening-june-2018
     June 26, 2018 - Screening Tests The most commonly used test is central dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) of the … The most commonly used test is central dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) of the hip and lumbar spine … Screening Tests The most commonly used bone measurement test used to screen for osteoporosis is central … the rate of women aged 65 to 85 years enrolled in Medicare who reported ever having a bone density test … results, which can lead to unnecessary treatment, and false-negative test results.

439. Screening for Speech and Language Delay and Disorders in Children Aged 5 Years or Younger (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2015 - Screening for Speech and Language Delay and Disorders in Children Aged 5 Years or Younger July 2015 Task Force FINAL Recommendation | 1 Understanding Task Force Recommendations Screening for Speech and Language Delay and Disorders in Children Aged 5 Years or Younger The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (Task …

440. PII: S0749-3797(01)00261-6 (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/inline-files/Harris2001.pdf
     January 01, 2001 - (3) Can the screening test accurately detect the target condition? … (a) What are the sensitivity and specificity of the test? … (b) Is there significant variation between examiners in how the test is performed? … (a) Is the test acceptable to patients? … Assessing quality of a diagnostic test evaluation. J Gen Intern Med 1989; 4:288–295. 25.