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181. Public Comment on Draft Research Plan: Prevention of Lynch Syndrome-Related Cancer | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     March 01, 2023 - Services Task Force posted today a draft research plan on risk assessment, genetic counseling, and genetic testing

182. Screening for Syphilis Infection in Nonpregnant Adolescents and Adults (pdf file)
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     March 14, 2022 - Harms can include testing results that show someone has an infection when they do not, leading to unnecessary … Screening for Syphilis Screening for Syphilis in Nonpregnant Persons Syphilis (MedlinePlus) Testing … www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/ https://health.gov/myhealthfinder/topics/health-conditions/hiv-and-other-stds/testing-syphilis-questions-doctor

183. Archived: Latent Tuberculosis Infection: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/latent-tuberculosis-infection-screening-september-2016
     September 06, 2016 - Testing for Tuberculosis (TB). … http://www.cdc.gov/tb/publications/factsheets/testing/tb_testing.htm . 2014. … Fact Sheet: Tuberculin Skin Testing. … http://www.cdc.gov/tb/publications/factsheets/testing/igra.htm . 2015. … Targeted Testing for Tuberculosis.

184. Screening for Elevated Blood Lead Levels in Children and Pregnant Women: USPSTF Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     April 16, 2019 - The USPSTF found adequate evidence that capillary blood testing accurately identifies children with elevated … Detection The USPSTF found adequate evidence that capillary blood testing accurately identifies children … with elevated blood lead levels com- pared with venous blood testing. … Capillary blood testing is recom- mended for initial screening. … Capillary blood testing is recommended for initial screening.

185. Preexposure Prophylaxis to Prevent Acquisition of HIV: Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     August 22, 2023 - tion adherence and safer sex, including condom use, regular test- ing for HIV, and other necessary testing … for HIV, and other necessary testing. … prior to initiating PrEP; kidney function testing and serologic testing for hepatitis B virus are … newly initiating PrEP, including HIV testing. … The CDC also recommends regular screening for STIs in persons taking PrEP and STI and HIV testing in

186. Draft Research Plan: Screening for Chlamydia and Gonorrhea | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     February 07, 2019 - What is the diagnostic accuracy of anatomic site–specific testing and self-collected swabs for identifying … KQ 2: Accuracy of screening strategies KQ 3: Diagnostic accuracy of anatomic site–specific testing

187. Evidence Summary: Colorectal Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary19/colorectal-cancer-screening
     May 18, 2021 - Colonoscopy versus fecal immunochemical testing in colorectal-cancer screening. … Stool DNA and occult blood testing for screen detection of colorectal neoplasia. … Performance of multitarget stool DNA testing in African American patients. … Multitarget stool DNA testing for colorectal-cancer screening. … Sex differences in performance of fecal occult blood testing.

188. Archived: Evidence Summary: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary/chronic-obstructive-pulmonary-disease-screening-2016
     April 05, 2016 - literature on the accuracy of screening questionnaires and office-based screening pulmonary function testing … Harms of screening pulmonary function testing included false positives and false negatives (missed cases … General considerations for lung function testing. Eur Respir J . 2005;26(1):153-161. 24. … not provided 3 RCTs report similar trends of lower exacerbations but no statistical testing; 1 RCT … not provided); 1 pooled analysis reported higher rates in IG vs CG (67% vs 55.9%; statistical testing

189. Screening for Osteoporosis to Prevent Fractures: USPSTF Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     February 13, 2018 - CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATION The USPSTF recommends screening for osteoporosis with bone measurement testing … (B recommendation) The USPSTF recommends screening for osteoporosis with bone measurement testing to … The USPSTF recommends screening for osteoporosis with bone measurement testing to prevent osteoporotic … bone measurement testing, specifically central DXA measurement of BMD. … Bone-density testing interval and transition to osteoporosis in older women.

190. Screening for HIV in Pregnant Women: Systematic Review to Update the 2005 USPSTF Recommendation (pdf file)
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     November 01, 2012 - One fair-quality, large cohort study (HIV prevalence, 0.7%) found that rapid testing during labor was … The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommend that clinicians consider repeated testing in … the third trimester in all women who test negative initially, and they recommend repeated testing for … Screening Viral load, CD4 cell count testing Interventions Pregnant women Key Questions: 1. … Rapid versus standard testing for prenatal HIV screening in a predominantly Hispanic population.

191. First Annual Report to Congress on High-Priority Evidence Gaps for Clinical Preventive Services - Appendix C | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     December 01, 2011 - 50 to 75 Years The USPSTF recommends screening for colorectal cancer using fecal occult blood testing … D BRCA Mutation Testing for Breast and Ovarian Cancer: Women at Low Risk The USPSTF recommends … I Cervical Cancer: Screening Using Human Papillomavirus Testing The USPSTF concludes that the … evidence is insufficient to recommend for or against the routine use of human papillomavirus testing … I Colorectal Cancer: Screening Using Computed Tomographic Colonography and Fecal DNA Testing

192. Screening for Celiac Disease: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     March 28, 2017 - to confirm diagnosis.2 For example, some population-based stud- ies on prevalence rely on serologic testing … or unnecessary sero- logic test results and biopsies, with possible anxiety or complica- tions from testing … More information is needed about the ac- curacy of serologic testing in asymptomatic persons, particularly … Patients with silent, or asymptomatic, celiac dis- ease have been diagnosed by serologic testing and … It recommends testing these children beginning around age 3 years, provided they have had an adequate

193. Archived: Peripheral Arterial Disease: Screening, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     January 01, 1996 - claudication were only 54% and 9%, respectively, when compared with the results of formal noninvasive testing … abnormal pulses are not pathognomonic for PAD. 7 Greater accuracy has been achieved with noninvasive testing … positive predictive value of these tests in asymptomatic populations are needed before noninvasive testing … predictive value of traditional clinical evaluation of peripheral arterial disease: results from noninvasive testing

194. Final Research Plan: Peripheral Artery Disease and Cardiovascular Disease: Screening and Risk Assessment With the Ankle-Brachial Index | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/peripheral-artery-disease-in-adults-screening-with-the-ankle-brachial-index
     June 16, 2016 - What proportion of generally asymptomatic adults * with an abnormal ABI receive additional diagnostic testing … resonance angiography (MRA), computed tomographic angiography (CTA), toe pressure measurement, treadmill testing … (exercise ABI), pulse oximetry, near-infrared spectroscopy, and all invasive diagnostic testing … Harms KQ 3: Adverse outcomes related to ABI test (diagnostic inaccuracy) or harms of subsequent testing

195. Final Research Plan: Cervical Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/cervical-cancer-screening
     October 29, 2015 - What is the effectiveness of human papillomavirus (HPV) testing … Does the effectiveness of HPV testing to reduce cervical cancer outcomes vary by subpopulation (e.g., … What are the potential adverse effects of HPV testing, with or without cytology, as a primary screening … cervical cancer screening or development of cervical cancer over time KQs 1, 2: Use of HPV or cytology testing

196. Screening for Latent Tuberculosis Infection in Adults: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     September 06, 2016 - Clinicians seeking further information about testing for tuberculosis in these populations can refer … It does not recommend systematic testing for LTBI among persons who have diabetes, engage in harmful … Targeted tuberculin testing and treatment of latent tuberculosis infection. … Testing for tuberculosis (TB). http://www.cdc.gov /tb/publications/factsheets/testing/tb_testing.htm. … Fact Sheet: tuberculin skin testing. http://www.cdc .gov/tb/publications/factsheets/testing /skintesting.htm

197. Evidence Summary: Genital Herpes Infection: Serologic Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/genital-herpes-screening
     December 20, 2016 - Does serologic screening for HSV-2 or combined testing for HSV-1 and HSV-2 in asymptomatic nonpregnant … may not be applicable to those who screen positive but are not seeking testing for HSV infection. … Herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) Western blot confirmatory testing among men testing positive for … b Participants had undergone specific HSV serologic testing either as part of their clinical care or … in response to local advertisements offering free HSV serologic testing.

198. Archived: Evidence Summary: Genital Herpes Infection: Serologic Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/genital-herpes-screening-november-2016
     December 20, 2016 - Does serologic screening for HSV-2 or combined testing for HSV-1 and HSV-2 in asymptomatic nonpregnant … may not be applicable to those who screen positive but are not seeking testing for HSV infection. … Herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) Western blot confirmatory testing among men testing positive for … b Participants had undergone specific HSV serologic testing either as part of their clinical care or … in response to local advertisements offering free HSV serologic testing.

199. Serological Screening for Genital Herpes: A Reaffirmation Evidence Update for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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     August 01, 2022 - Currently, the criterion standard for HSV-2 confirmatory testing is the Western blot. … ” and “paired testing” to “type-specific testing.” … Herpes simplex virus type 2 serological testing and psychosocial harm: a systematic review. … Knowledge is power: a case for wider herpes simplex virus serologic testing. … Serologic testing is not routinely recommended in asymptomatic patients. 2.

200. Serological Screening for Genital Herpes: A Reaffirmation Evidence Update for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)
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     February 01, 2023 - Currently, the criterion standard for HSV-2 confirmatory testing is the Western blot. … ” and “paired testing” to “type-specific testing.” … Herpes simplex virus type 2 serological testing and psychosocial harm: a systematic review. … Knowledge is power: a case for wider herpes simplex virus serologic testing. … Serologic testing is not routinely recommended in asymptomatic patients. 2.