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261. Archived: Screening for HIV in Adolescents and Adults: Evidence Summary: Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/screening-for-hiv-in-adolescents-and-adults-evidence-summary/human-immunodeficiency-virus-hiv-infection-screening-2013
     November 20, 2012 - We defined “universal” testing to mean routine testing of all persons aged 13 to 64 years, unless the … There remains little direct evidence on the effects of testing and counseling about risky behaviors on … Opportunities for targeting publicly funded human immunodeficiency virus counseling and testing. … What are the effects of universal versus targeted HIV screening on testing acceptability and uptake in … What is the effect of opt-out versus opt-in testing or different pre- or posttest HIV counseling methods

262. Screening Older Adults for Impaired Visual Acuity: A Review of the Evidence for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2009 - For diagnosis, we evaluated accuracy of screen- ing questions, visual acuity testing, the Amsler grid … The screening intervention varied: 1 trial compared universal visual acuity testing (Glasgow acuity … chart followed by pinhole testing for persons with visual acuity worse than 6/18) with targeted screening … One study re- ported diagnostic accuracy of visual acuity testing to spe- cifically identify cataracts … the accuracy or utility of pinhole testing, the Amsler grid, visual acuity tests other than the Snellen

263. Recommendations in Progress | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     June 22, 2025 - in Young Children: Screening BRCA-Related Cancer: Risk Assessment, Genetic Counseling, and Genetic Testing

264. Eighth Annual Report to Congress on High-Priority Evidence Gaps for Clinical Preventive Services (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2018 - – Does screening and diagnostic testing result in similar or greater harms for African American men … Screening for Cervical Cancer With High-Risk Human Papillomavirus Testing: A Systematic Evidence Review … B BRCA-Related Cancer: Risk Assessment, Genetic Counseling, and Genetic Testing in Women at Increased … Risk The UPSTF recommends against routine genetic counseling or BRCA testing in women whose family … (Grade B) The USPSTF recommends screening for osteoporosis with bone measurement testing to prevent

265. Tumaini Rucker Coker, M.D., M.B.A. | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/about-uspstf/current-members/tumaini-rucker-coker-md-mba
     January 01, 2022 - with community clinics and the parents they serve and has focused on the design, implementation, and testing

266. Behavioral Counseling Interventions to Prevent Sexually Transmitted Infections: Clinician Summary of USPSTF Recommendation (pdf file)
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     August 01, 2020 - Belonging to a population that has a high STI prevalence (such as persons seeking STI testing or attending

267. Archived: Evaluating Test Strategies for Colorectal Cancer Screening: A Decision Analysis for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force: Colorectal Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evaluating-test-strategies-for-colorectal-cancer-screening-a-decision-analysis-for-the-us-preventive-services-task-force/colorectal-cancer-screening-2008
     October 15, 2008 - gained: colonoscopy every 10 years, annual Hemoccult SENSA (Beckman Coulter, Fullerton, California) testing … or fecal immunochemical testing, and sigmoidoscopy every 5 years with midinterval Hemoccult SENSA. … There is little evidence on whether test sensitivity varies with increasing rounds of testing. … , or invasive but less frequent testing. … SENSA = Hemoccult SENSA; FIT = fecal immunochemical testing; FSIG = flexible sigmoidoscopy; MISCAN =

268. Screening for Syphilis Infection in Nonpregnant Adolescents and Adults (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2022 - Screen and confirm: Options for testing include: • Traditional screening algorithm: Screen with an

269. Screening for Latent Tuberculosis Infection in Adults: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     August 01, 2022 - ° Testing with IGRA may have advantages over TST for persons who have received a BCG vaccination, as … Clinicians seeking further information about testing for tuberculosis in these populations can refer … Consistent with CDC guidelines, testing with IGRA may have advan- tages over TST for persons who have … Targeted tuberculin testing and treatment of latent tuberculosis infection. … Accessed March 9, 2023. https://www. cdc.gov/tb/topic/testing/whobetested.htm 15.

270. Archived: Visual Impairment in Children Ages 1-5: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/visual-impairment-in-children-ages-1-5-screening-2011
     January 15, 2011 - to cooperate with some of the screening tests performed in clinical practice, such as visual acuity testing … Steroacuity testing often is omitted and may be performed incorrectly when attempted. … difficult and often yields false-positive results because of the child's inability to cooperate with testing … Cycloplegic refraction testing was included in the reference standard examination in 21 studies.

271. Evidence Summary: Latent Tuberculosis Infection in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary/latent-tuberculosis-infection-screening
     May 02, 2023 - First, it did not cover testing of close contacts of persons with active tuberculosis (usually managed … Comparison of a whole-blood interferon-gamma assay and tuberculin skin testing in patients with active … Comparison of a whole-blood interferon gamma assay with tuberculin skin testing for detecting latent … Comparison testing of current (PPD-S1) and proposed (PPD-S2) reference tuberculin standards. … Interferon-γ release assays and tuberculin skin testing for diagnosis of latent tuberculosis infection

272. Screening for Syphilis Infection During Pregnancy: USPSTF Reaffirmation Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     April 24, 2023 - estimated that almost 90% of new congenital syphilis cases could have been pre- vented with timely testing … processing.12 It is un- clear how results from these tests alone, without additional confir- matory testing … If early testing is not done, testing should occur at the first opportunity, which could be as late as … CDC laboratory recommendations for syphilis testing, United States, 2024. … Evaluating congenital syphilis in a reverse sequence testing environment.

273. Archived: Gonorrhea: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/gonorrhea-screening-2005
     May 15, 2005 - increased risk, especially men who have sex with men, and the role of reporting on gonorrhea rates and testing … time, resources, etc) and false-positive test results that may lead to stress, labeling, and further testing … 11 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has published recommendations on diagnostic testing … clinicians consider all positive screening tests presumptive evidence of infection and consider additional testing

274. Archived: Evidence Summary: Visual Impairment in Children Ages 1-5: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary5/visual-impairment-in-children-ages-1-5-screening-2011
     January 15, 2011 - on the screening cutoff used. 31 Two studies of Native American children revealed that Lea-symbols testing … , fundoscopic examination, visual acuity testing with cyclopegia) or not intended to detect amblyopia … , fundoscopic examination, visual acuity testing with cyclopegia) or not intended to detect amblyopia … , fundoscopic examination, visual acuity testing with cyclopegia) or not intended to detect amblyopia … Field testing of the PlusOptix S04 photoscreener. J AAPOS 2009;13(1):51-57. Barry JC, Konig HH.

275. Screening for Gonorrhea: Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2010 - increased risk, especially men who have sex with men, and the role of reporting on gonorrhea rates and testing … time, resources, etc) and false-positive test results that may lead to stress, labeling, and further testing … The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has published recommendations on diagnostic testing … clinicians consider all positive screening tests presumptive evidence of infection and consider additional testing

276. Final Research Plan: Impaired Visual Acuity in Older Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/impaired-visual-acuity-screening-older-adults
     June 04, 2020 - settings (including funduscopic examination performed by an eye professional and specialized diagnostic testing

277. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Chlamydial Infection: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary14/chlamydial-infection-screening-2007
     June 15, 2007 - Of 443 girls in the intervention group who participated in followup testing, 13 (2.9%) were found to … The researchers found that these women perceived that testing and diagnosis of chlamydial infection were … In 2005, Cook and colleagues 18 presented a systematic review of noninvasive testing for chlamydial … Sex differences in the experience of testing positive for genital chlamydia infection: a qualitative … Systematic review: noninvasive testing for Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae .

278. Screening for Osteoporosis in Postmenopausal Women - Recommendations and Rationale (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2002 - Recent data suggest that peripheral bone density testing in the primary care setting can also identify … Further research is needed to determine the accuracy of peripheral bone density testing in comparison … Because of limitations in the precision of testing, a minimum of 2 years may be needed to reliably measure … receive a diagnosis of osteoporosis fall outside the context of screening but may require additional testing … collaboration with other professional organizations, issued screening guidelines recommending bone density testing

279. Recommendation: Autism Spectrum Disorder in Young Children: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/autism-spectrum-disorder-in-young-children-screening
     February 16, 2016 - during an examination and make prompt use of validated tools to assess the need for further diagnostic testing … in children, reported potential harms include misdiagnosis and the anxiety associated with further testing … after a positive screening result, particularly if confirmatory testing is delayed because of resource … Potential harms include misdiagnosis and the time, effort, and anxiety associated with further testing … This is of particular concern when there is a delay in confirmatory testing because of resource limitations

280. Archived: Asymptomatic Bacteriuria in Adults: Screening, 2004 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/asymptomatic-bacteriuria-adults-screening-2004
     January 01, 2004 - The optimal frequency of subsequent urine testing during pregnancy is uncertain.