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121. Final Research Plan: Genital Herpes Infection: Serologic Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     August 06, 2015 - Does serologic screening for herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) or paired testing for herpes simplex … Does serologic screening for HSV-2 or paired testing for HSV-1 and HSV-2 in pregnant women reduce neonatal … What are the harms of serologic screening for HSV-2 or paired testing for HSV-1 and HSV-2 in asymptomatic … What are the harms of serologic screening for HSV-2 or paired testing for HSV-1 and HSV-2 in asymptomatic … indicated for the diagnosis of HSV in persons with genital lesions (e.g., cell culture or PCR-based testing

122. Archived: Final Research Plan: Genital Herpes Infection: Serologic Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/genital-herpes-screening-november-2016
     August 06, 2015 - Does serologic screening for herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) or paired testing for herpes simplex … Does serologic screening for HSV-2 or paired testing for HSV-1 and HSV-2 in pregnant women reduce neonatal … What are the harms of serologic screening for HSV-2 or paired testing for HSV-1 and HSV-2 in asymptomatic … What are the harms of serologic screening for HSV-2 or paired testing for HSV-1 and HSV-2 in asymptomatic … indicated for the diagnosis of HSV in persons with genital lesions (e.g., cell culture or PCR-based testing

123. Clinical Summary: Screening for Hepatitis B Virus Infection in Pregnant Women (pdf file)
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     January 02, 2020 - For HBV-positive mothers, case management during pregnancy includes HBV DNA viral load testing and referral … globulin (HBIG) prophylaxis within 12 hours of birth, completing the vaccine series, and serologic testing

124. Cervical-Cancer-Final-Rec-2012-Bulletin (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2012 - be screened less frequently may choose the combination of cytology and human papillomavirus (HPV) testing … • The Task Force also recommends against cervical cancer screening using HPV testing in women younger … and in women younger than age 21, it provided an opportunity to review two studies related to HPV testing … After reviewing this new evidence, the Task Force determined that co- testing with HPV and cytology ( … evidence, so that our recommendations reflect the most up-to-date science, in this case related to HPV co-testing

125. Final Research Plan: Elevated Blood Lead Levels in Children and Pregnant Women: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     October 13, 2016 - identify children who have elevated blood lead levels (KQ 2a) and the accuracy of capillary blood lead testing … What is the accuracy of capillary blood lead testing in children? … or capillary blood sampling; false-positive results or blood lead levels <5 µg/dL, leading to repeat testing … KQ 3: Anxiety or distress; false-positive results or blood lead levels <5 µg/dL, leading to repeat testing … Finally, the USPSTF removed mention of the reliability of capillary blood testing in children from KQ

126. Screening for Hepatitis B Virus Infection in Pregnant Women: US Preventive Services Task Force Reaffirmation Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     October 11, 2019 - FINDINGS The USPSTF previously found adequate evidence that serologic testing for hepatitis B surface … Detection The USPSTF previously reviewed the evidence on serologic testing for HBV (hepatitis B surface … For HBV-positive mothers, case man- agement during pregnancy includes HBV DNA viral load testing and … The USPSTF previously found adequate evidence that sero- logic testing for HBsAg accurately identifies … Hepatitis B surface antigen testing among pregnant women, United States 2014.

127. Xt2Uhv4Qyluz8O2Hb A4Yq (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2013 - Pa- tients may request HIV testing in the absence of reported risk factors. … More information on HIV testing is available at www .cdc.gov/hiv/topics/testing/index.htm and www.fda.gov … Patients should also be offered the opportunity to ask questions and to decline testing. … screening to reduce barriers to testing. … Adolescents and HIV infection: the pediatrician’s role in promoting routine testing.

128. Screening for Rh (D) Incompatibility - Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     November 01, 2004 - Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) strongly recommends Rh (D) blood typing and antibody testing … The USPSTF found good evidence that Rh (D) blood typing, anti-Rh (D) antibody testing, and intervention … The USPSTF recommends repeated Rh (D) antibody testing for all unsensitized Rh (D)-negative women at … The USPSTF found fair evidence that repeated antibody testing for unsensitized Rh (D)-negative women … The benefits of repeated testing substantially outweigh any potential harms.

129. Recommendation: Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     June 11, 2019 - Persons who request testing for STIs, including HIV, are also considered at increased risk. … Patients should also be offered the opportunity to ask questions and to decline testing. … Vital signs: human immunodeficiency virus testing and diagnosis delays—United States. … https://www.cdc.gov/hiv/pdf/testing/rapid-hiv-tests-clinical-moderate-complexity.pdf . … HIV testing and prophylaxis to prevent mother-to-child transmission in the United States.

130. A and B Recommendations | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     April 01, 2025 - September 2019 * BRCA-Related Cancer: Risk Assessment, Genetic Counseling, and Genetic Testing … risk assessment tool should receive genetic counseling and, if indicated after counseling, genetic testing … every 3 years with cervical cytology alone, every 5 years with high-risk human papillomavirus (hrHPV) testing … alone, or every 5 years with hrHPV testing in combination with cytology (cotesting). … (Screening refers to asking questions about unhealthy drug use, not testing biological specimens.)

131. Archived: Asymptomatic Coronary Artery Disease: Screening, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     January 01, 1996 - Screening for latent coronary artery disease by exercise testing. … Prognostic value of exercise EKG testing in asymptomatic normotensive subjects: a prospective matched … Can serial exercise testing improve prediction of coronary events in asymptomatic individuals? … Guidelines for exercise testing and prescription. 4th ed. Philadelphia: Lea & Febiger. 1991 84. … Guidelines for exercise testing.

132. Archived: Coronary Heart Disease (Electrocardiography): Screening (2004) | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     February 03, 2004 - Final Evidence Review (December 08, 2003) Exercise Tolerance Testing … tests are common among asymptomatic adults, especially women, and may lead to unnecessary diagnostic testing … Exercise testing in clinical medicine.  Lancet  2000;356(9241):1592-7. 12.  … Treadmill exercise testing and silent myocardial ischemia.  … ACC/AHA 2002 guideline update for exercise testing: summary article: a report of the American College

133. Evidence Summary: Chlamydia and Gonorrhea: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary3/chlamydia-and-gonorrhea-screening
     September 23, 2014 - For men, testing male urethral specimens with SDA and TMA and testing male urine using TMA, SDA, or PCR … partner break-ups 39 , 40 than those testing negative, who were generally relieved 40 , 42 . … rectal and pharyngeal testing in another study 47 . … Initial and repeat testing for chlamydia during pregnancy. … For men, testing male urethral specimens with SDA and TMA and testing male urine using TMA, SDA, or PCR

134. Archived: Evidence Summary: Chlamydia and Gonorrhea: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary3/chlamydia-and-gonorrhea-screening-september-2014
     September 23, 2014 - For men, testing male urethral specimens with SDA and TMA and testing male urine using TMA, SDA, or PCR … partner break-ups 39 , 40 than those testing negative, who were generally relieved 40 , 42 . … rectal and pharyngeal testing in another study 47 . … Initial and repeat testing for chlamydia during pregnancy. … For men, testing male urethral specimens with SDA and TMA and testing male urine using TMA, SDA, or PCR

135. Archived: Syphilis Infection: Screening, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     January 01, 1996 - Population Recommendation Grade Persons at increased risk for infection Routine serologic testing … A Pregnant women Routine serologic testing for syphilis is recommended for all pregnant women … Co-infection with HIV and syphilis does not generally impair the sensitivity of syphilis testing, although … to nontreponemal tests. 14 , 15 In contrast, HIV infection may reduce the specificity of syphilis testing … The optimal frequency for such testing has not been determined and is left to clinical discretion.

136. Archived: Final Evidence Review: Syphilis Infection: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-review93/syphilis-infection-screening
     July 15, 2004 - For women in high-risk groups, repeat serological testing is recommended in the third trimester and at … The optimal frequency for such testing has not been determined and is left to clinical discretion. … On-site testing with immediate results The World Health Organization (WHO) Antenatal Trial Research … New tests are being developed, particularly those related to on-site testing or improved testing in newborns … A cost study in the U.K. supports continued universal testing during pregnancy. 5.

137. Archived: Addendum to Screening for Ovarian Cancer: Evidence Update for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Reaffirmation Recommendation Statement: Ovarian Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/addendum-to-screening-for-ovarian-cancer-evidence-update-for-the-us-preventive-services-task-force-reaffirmation-recommendation-statement/ovarian-cancer-screening-2012
     April 15, 2012 - Specifically, while there was fair evidence that screening by cancer antigen (CA)-125 testing or transvaginal … e.g., unnecessary surgery) associated with screening with a combination of ultrasonography and CA-125 testing … to achieve an acceptable positive predictive value (PPV), particularly given the invasive followup testing … Combined screening with CA-125 testing and transvaginal ultrasonography produced a PPV of 1.0 to 1.3 … Repeat testing was required for 9.1 percent of women in the MMS group (or 8.7 percent; article contained

138. Screening for Syphilis: A Brief Update (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2004 - For women in high-risk groups, repeat serological testing is recommended in the third trimester and at … The optimal frequency for such testing has not been determined and is left to clinical discretion. … On-site testing with immediate results. … New tests are being developed, particularly those related to on-site testing or improved testing in newborns … A cost study in the U.K. supports continued universal testing during pregnancy.

139. Addendum to Screening for Ovarian Cancer: Evidence Update for the USPSTF Reaffirmation Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     December 31, 2014 - that the impact on mortality was small and that the potential harms, such as invasive diagnostic testing … , unnecessary surgery) associated with screening with a combination of ultrasonography and CA-125 testing … to achieve an acceptable positive predictive value (PPV), particularly given the invasive followup testing … , unnecessary surgery) associated with screening with a combination of ultrasonography and CA-125 testing … Repeat testing was required for 9.1 percent of women in the MMS group (or 8.7 percent; article contained

140. Archived: Final Evidence Review: Syphilis Infection: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-review93/syphilis-infection-screening-2004
     July 15, 2004 - For women in high-risk groups, repeat serological testing is recommended in the third trimester and at … The optimal frequency for such testing has not been determined and is left to clinical discretion. … On-site testing with immediate results The World Health Organization (WHO) Antenatal Trial Research … New tests are being developed, particularly those related to on-site testing or improved testing in newborns … A cost study in the U.K. supports continued universal testing during pregnancy. 5.