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341. Final Research Plan: Early Allergen Introduction to Prevent Food Allergies in Infants: Counseling | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/early-food-allergen-introduction-infants-counseling
     September 05, 2024 - implementation of early food allergen introduction, including the use of counseling and pre-exposure testing

342. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Issues Draft Recommendation Statement on Screening for Syphilis in Pregnancy (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/file/supporting_documents/syphilis-pregnancy-draft-rec-bulletin.pdf
     December 23, 2024 - “Almost 90% of cases of congenital syphilis could have been prevented with timely testing and treatment

343. Screening for Hepatitis C Virus Infection in Adults: A Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/ZrLh7o2TpPpY9WXXWbXbGk
     January 01, 2013 - of indirect evidence (diagnostic accu- racy of screening, clinical utility and harms of subsequent testing … We did not re- review the diagnostic accuracy of HCV antibody testing, which the 2004 USPSTF review found … Two studies found screening only injection drug users would have resulted in testing of 3.0% or 5.8% … with positive findings in 3 do- mains (medical, exposure, or social history) would have resulted in testing … The 2004 USPSTF review found HCV antibody testing to be highly accurate (21).

344. Archived: Chlamydial Infection: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/chlamydial-infection-screening-2007
     June 15, 2007 - sensitivities than culture, the USPSTF did not offer any specific clinical guidance as to what type of testing … infection in both women and men. 7 Cook and colleagues 8 performed a systematic review of noninvasive testing … Systematic review: noninvasive testing for Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae .

345. Evidence Summary: Syphilis Infection During Pregnancy: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/syphilis-infection-in-pregnancy-screening
     May 13, 2025 - Share to Facebook Share to X Share to WhatsApp Share to Email Print Evidence Summary Syphilis Infection During Pregnancy: Screening May 13, 2025 Recommendations made by the USPSTF are independent of the U.S. government. They should not be…

346. Lipid Screening in Childhood and Adolescence for Detection of Multifactorial Dyslipidemia: Evidence Report and Systematic Review (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/9Ks34K-BnsDSBK4MYDATYS
     August 09, 2016 - was calculated as initial screening yield × positive predictive value from a study with confirmatory testing … Only 1 study used confirmatory testing to establish dyslipidemia.19 In a large pediatric group prac- … Three large population-based studies that used only a single lipid test (without confirmatory testing … ; 12- to 19-year-olds also provided fasting blood samples for LDL-C testing. … Cholesterol testing among children and adolescents during health visits.

347. Recommendation: Prostate Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/prostate-cancer-screening
     May 08, 2018 - will experience potential harms of screening, including false-positive results that require additional testing … Although new screening methods are being developed (such as single- and adjusted-threshold testing and … Although protocols vary, active surveillance usually includes regular, repeated PSA testing and often … Opportunistic testing versus organized prostate-specific antigen screening: outcome after 18 years in … Measuring the psychosocial impact of population-based prostate-specific antigen testing for prostate

348. Final Research Plan: Osteoporosis to Prevent Fractures: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/osteoporosis-screening
     November 18, 2021 - What is the predictive accuracy of bone mineral density testing with dual X-ray absorptiometry at central … For such populations, individualized clinical decisions about bone density testing in the context of

349. Screening for Latent Tuberculosis Infection in Adults: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the US Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/oPmYxryXGu2occANaReagc
     August 01, 2022 - First, it did not cover testing of close contacts of persons with active tuberculosis (usually man- aged … 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

350. Primary Care Screening and Treatment for Latent Tuberculosis Infection in Adults (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/abTWXPvJyAMcqN9KcEt-vt
     September 06, 2016 - Studies on close contacts of individuals with active TB were excluded because testing and treatment of … Targeted tuberculin testing and treatment of latent tuberculosis infection. … 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.

351. Archived: Carotid Artery Stenosis: Screening, December 2007 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/carotid-artery-stenosis-screening-december-2007
     December 15, 2007 - Good evidence indicates that both the testing strategy and the treatment with carotid endarterectomy … A testing strategy that includes angiography will itself cause some strokes. … A testing strategy that does not include angiography will cause some strokes by leading to carotid endarterectomy

352. Archived: Speech and Language Delay and Disorders in Children Age 5 and Younger: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/speech-and-language-delay-and-disorders-in-children-age-5-and-younger-screening-july-2015
     July 07, 2015 - disorders in young children in primary care include the time, effort, and anxiety associated with further testing … Questionnaire (ASQ). 8 The USPSTF distinguishes between screening in primary care settings and diagnostic testing … indirect measures of speech and language outcomes in school-aged children (instead of individualized testing … care settings, and it noted the distinction between screening in primary care settings and diagnostic testing

353. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Speech and Language Delay in Preschool Children: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary47/speech-and-language-delay-in-preschool-children-screening-2006
     February 15, 2006 - Testing was conducted in general health clinics, specialty clinics, day care centers, schools, and homes … at age 14 to 24 months (50%/91%) than 25 to 36 months (88%/98%) for expressive function. 58 A study testing … speech and language as impaired, potentially leading to anxiety for children and families and further testing

354. Evidence Summary: Lipid Disorders in Children and Adolescents: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary/lipid-disorders-in-children-screening
     July 18, 2023 - All significance testing was 2-sided, and results were considered statistically significant at P < … single positive screening test results rather than the diagnostic yield as defined by confirmatory testing … Integration of child-parent screening and cascade testing for familial hypercholesterolaemia. … yield:    No studies reported true diagnostic yield, as there were no screening studies with genetic testing … yield:    No studies reported true diagnostic yield, as there were no screening studies with genetic testing

355. Preexposure Prophylaxis for the Prevention of HIV Infection: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/poDYcagnw7SqKNNbrFt_CV
     June 11, 2019 - a complete discussion of implementation con- siderations for PrEP, including baseline and follow-up testing … It is also generally recommended that kidney function testing, sero- logic testing for hepatitis B and … C virus, testing for other STIs, and pregnancy testing (when appropriate) be conducted at the time of … Ongoing follow-up and monitor- ing, including HIV testing every 3 months, is also suggested. … recommends regular screening for STIs in men who have sex with men who are at high risk of STIs, and testing

356. JAMA (pdf file)
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     May 13, 2025 - JAMA Letters RESEARCH LETTER EVIDENCE REPORT Screening for Syphilis Infection During Pregnancy: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the US Preventive Services Task Force Prior evidence has demonstrated that screening in preg- nancy is effective at detecting syphilis and that treatment is effective at…

357. Evidence Summary: Gestational Diabetes: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary/gestational-diabetes-screening
     August 10, 2021 - and size of studies and the consistency and precision of results between studies. 17 Significance testing … , 73 , 76 , 83 Against IADPSG criteria, at 24 weeks of gestation or later, fasting plasma glucose testing … One-step versus two-step diagnostic testing for gestational diabetes: a randomized controlled trial. … major congenital anomaly, anticipated preterm delivery before 28 wGA, inability to complete glucose testing … use of fertility treatments to conceive, plan to deliver at different hospital, inability to complete testing

358. Clinical Summary: Screening for Syphilis Infection in Pregnant Women (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/dwyoU5ur5oQM69fH8GoaSc
     Clinical Summary: Screening for Syphilis Infection in Pregnant Women Clinical Summary: Screening for Syphilis Infection in Pregnant Women Population Pregnant women Recommendation Screen early for syphilis infection in all pregnant women. Grade: A Risk Assessment All pregnant w omen are at r…

359. Archived: How Did the USPSTF Arrive at This Recommendation?: Prostate Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/how-did-the-uspstf-arrive-at-this-recommendation-/prostate-cancer-screening-2012
     May 11, 2012 - choose to get a PSA test, talk with your physician about the results of your test and whether further testing

360. Screening for Speech and Language Delay and Disorders in Children Aged 5 Years or Younger (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/dHBxfHscnw-SSdmjgNQYC3
     July 01, 2015 - Ask whether testing might be useful.