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81. Archived: Final Research Plan: Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    October 30, 2014 - Are there harms associated with screening or diagnostic testing for OSA? 7b. … Do the harms of screening or diagnostic testing differ for subgroups defined by age, sex, or BMI? … What are the barriers to undergoing diagnostic testing for OSA (e.g., availability of polysomnography … , ability to tolerate testing)? … How often do those barriers prevent completion of testing? 3.

82. Screening for Syphilis Infection in Pregnant Women: A Reaffirmation Evidence Update for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)
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    September 01, 2018 - testing with reflex to nontreponemal testing) (Figure 1).9 In the traditional algorithm, because the … Women testing positive for syphilis by serology were given follow- up visits and treatment (including … to investigate initial EIA/CIA positive testing in reverse sequence screening (Table 5). … RPR negative testing in reverse sequence screening algorithms. … Suboptimal Prenatal Syphilis Testing Among Commercially Insured Women in the United States, 2013.

83. Archived: Colorectal Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    October 15, 2008 - until age 75 years The USPSTF recommends screening for colorectal cancer using fecal occult blood testing … D Computed Tomographic Colonography and Fecal DNA testing as screening modalities The USPSTF … This additional testing also has the potential to burden the patient and adversely impact the health … and fecal DNA testing. … Fecal DNA Information on harms from fecal DNA testing is limited at this time.

84. Archived: Tuberculosis Infection, Including Bacille Calmette-Guérin Immunization: Screening, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    February 11, 2014 - increased risk of developing tuberculosis Screening for tuberculous infection by tuberculin skin testing … Patient compliance can also affect the effectiveness of tuberculin skin testing because patients must … Post-BCG tuberculin testing: interpreting results and establishing essential baseline data. … Tuberculin testing in a pediatric outpatient clinic. J Pediatr . 1969;75:111–115. [ PubMed ] 20. … Tuberculin skin testing of hospital employees: infection, "boosting," and two-step testing.

85. Evidence Summary: Syphilis Infection in Nonpregnant Adults and Adolescents: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    June 07, 2016 - Studies of testing strategies were also included because variations in the sequence of testing have been … All 4 samples that tested positive were positive with both testing methods. … Consideration of rapid testing may provide evidence for FDA clearance of this technique and increase … Research is needed on risk assessment instruments that could narrow the field of targeted testing and … Two studies of testing sequence conducted in Mexico and Canada.

86. Archived: Evidence Summary: Syphilis Infection in Nonpregnant Adults and Adolescents: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    June 07, 2016 - Studies of testing strategies were also included because variations in the sequence of testing have been … All 4 samples that tested positive were positive with both testing methods. … Consideration of rapid testing may provide evidence for FDA clearance of this technique and increase … Research is needed on risk assessment instruments that could narrow the field of targeted testing and … Two studies of testing sequence conducted in Mexico and Canada.

87. JAMA JATS (pdf file)
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    August 21, 2018 - JAMA JATS Screening for Cervical Cancer With High-Risk Human Papillomavirus Testing Updated Evidence … First-round colposcopy rates were also higher, ranging 1.2% to 7.9% for primary hrHPV testing, compared … Does the effectiveness of hrHPV testing to reduce cervical cancer outcomes vary by subpopulation (eg … No trials compared hrHPV primary testing with cotest- ing. … Effect of screening with primary cervical HPV testing vs cytology testing on high-grade cervical intraepithelial

88. Screening for Syphilis Infection in Pregnant Women: A Reaffirmation Evidence Update for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)
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    September 01, 2018 - testing with reflex to nontreponemal testing) (Figure 1).9 In the traditional algorithm, because the … Women testing positive for syphilis by serology were given follow- up visits and treatment (including … to investigate initial EIA/CIA positive testing in reverse sequence screening (Table 5). … RPR negative testing in reverse sequence screening algorithms. … Suboptimal Prenatal Syphilis Testing Among Commercially Insured Women in the United States, 2013.

89. Archived: Hearing Impairment: Screening, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    January 01, 1996 - screening of asymptomatic neonates for hearing impairment using evoked oto-acoustic emission (EOE) testing … Auditory brainstem response testing (ABR) is currently viewed as the standard for physiologic testing … and training requirements, renders these methods less desirable than physiologic testing procedures. … It is recognized, however, that such testing often occurs outside the clinical setting. … who fail EOE testing.

90. Screening for Syphilis: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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    June 07, 2016 - Reverse sequence testing with an initial automated treponemal test yielded more false reactive test results … Studies of testing strategies were also included because variations in the sequence of testing have been … Two studies of testing sequence conducted in Mexico and Canada. … Comparison of Traditional and Reverse Algorithms for Syphilis Testing (Key Question 3)a Source No. … All 4 samples that tested positive were positive with both testing methods.

91. Clinical Summary: Screening for Elevated Blood Lead Levels in Children and Pregnant Women (pdf file)
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    April 09, 2019 - Capillary blood testing is recommended for initial screening. … with positive screening results from capillary blood samples should have confirmatory venous blood testing

92. Screening for Hepatitis C Virus Infection in Adolescents and Adults: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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    March 02, 2020 - test positive for the anti-HCV antibody, approximately 2.4 million have current infections based on testing … Screening Tests Screening with anti-HCV antibody testing followed by polymerase chain reaction testing … chain reaction testing. a. … HCV testing and linkage to care. … Testing recommendations for hepatitis C virus infection.

93. Summary of USPSTF Draft Recommendation: Screening for Cervical Cancer (pdf file)
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    January 13, 2025 - • Co-testing is a type of screening that combines an HPV test and a Pap test. … Co-testing can find HPV infection and cervical cell changes at the same time. … Alternatively, they can get a Pap test every 3 years or co-testing test every 5 years. … • For the first time, self-collected HPV testing is included in the Task Force’s recommendation,

94. Draft Research Plan: Asymptomatic Carotid Artery Stenosis: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    August 15, 2019 - What are the harms associated with screening or confirmatory testing for asymptomatic CAS? … attacks KQs 1, 2: Persons with known carotid occlusion; with known CVD; who are undergoing CAS testing … functional status KQ 2: Adverse outcomes related to screening tests or subsequent confirmatory testing

95. Screening for Ovarian Cancer: USPSTF Reaffirmation Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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    December 01, 2012 - Transvaginal ultrasonography and serum cancer antigen (CA)–125 testing are the most commonly suggested … Annual screening with transvaginal ultrasonography and serum CA-125 testing in women does not decrease … The USPSTF has made a recommendation on genetic risk assessment and BRCA mutation testing for breast … The evaluation of abnormal test results consists of ei- ther repeated testing or, frequently, removal … Useful Resources In its recommendation on genetic risk assessment and BRCA mutation testing for breast

96. Screening for Ovarian Cancer: Clinical Summary of USPSTF Recommendation (pdf file)
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    September 04, 2012 - Screening Tests Transvaginal ultrasonography and serum cancer antigen (CA)–125 testing are the most commonly … Balance of Benefits and Harms Annual screening with transvaginal ultrasonography and serum CA-125 testing … Recommendations The USPSTF has made a recommendation on genetic risk assessment and BRCA mutation testing

97. Archived: Drug Abuse: Screening, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    January 01, 1996 - for identifying newborns at risk: among drug-exposed infants identified by meconium testing, adverse … Testing urine for drugs. Clin Chim Acta . 1992;207:S13–S26. [ PubMed ] 47. … Status of drugs-of-abuse testing in urine under blind conditions: an AACC study. … A survey of drugs of abuse testing by clinical laboratories in the United Kingdom. … Say "no" to drug testing. J Clin Psychopharmacol . 1990;10:157–159. [ PubMed 80. Chavkin W.

98. Recommendation: Hepatitis B Virus Infection in Pregnant Women: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    July 23, 2019 - 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 … In 1999, 1.9% of infants who received serologic testing were infected with HBV; by 2008, the rate had … The USPSTF previously found adequate evidence that serologic testing for HBsAg accurately identifies … Hepatitis B surface antigen testing among pregnant women, United States 2014.

99. Screening for Colorectal Cancer: Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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    November 01, 2008 - Recommendations: The USPSTF recommends screening for colo- rectal cancer using fecal occult blood testing … This additional testing also has the potential to burden the patient and adversely impact the health … USPSTF Assessment The USPSTF concludes that, for fecal occult blood testing, flexible sigmoidoscopy, … Fecal DNA Information on harms from fecal DNA testing is lim- ited at this time. … FO B T � fecal occult blood testing.

100. Archived: Cervical Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     January 07, 2003 - Trials are underway that should soon clarify the role of HPV testing in cervical cancer screening. … Liquid-based cytology permits testing of specimens for HPV, which may be useful in guiding management … Adding HPV testing to conventional screening is unlikely to be worthwhile, but HPV testing may have a … With regard to HPV testing, the USPSTF did not identify any studies that quantified harms. … HPV testing in primary screening of older women. Br J Cancer , 1999;81(3):554-558.