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101. Archived: Asymptomatic Bacteriuria in Adults: Screening, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     January 01, 1996 - and JAMA Link Archived Versions Burden of Suffering Accuracy of Screening Tests … Laboratory evaluation of leukocyte esterase and nitrite tests for the detection of bacteriuria. … Factors affecting the reliability of screening tests for bacteriuria I. … The reliability of screening tests for bacteriuria in pregnancy. … Common diagnostic tests: use and interpretation. 2nd ed.

102. Third Annual Report to Congress on High-Priority Evidence Gaps for Clinical Preventive Services | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     December 01, 2013 - Americans by making evidence-based recommendations about clinical preventive services, including screening tests … Force comprehensively assesses evidence and makes recommendations about the effectiveness of screening tests … In its first and second annual reports to Congress, the Task Force identified screening tests, behavioral

103. Fifth Annual Report to Congress on High-Priority Evidence Gaps for Clinical Preventive Services | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     December 01, 2016 - Americans by making evidence-based recommendations about clinical preventive services such as screening tests … Force comprehensively assesses evidence and makes recommendations about the effectiveness of screening tests … In its previous three reports to Congress, the Task Force identified screening tests, behavioral interventions

104. Screening for Iron Deficiency Anemia in Young Children: Clinical Summary (pdf file)
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     Screening Tests Although the evidence is insufficient to recommend specific tests for screening, measurement

105. Screening for Bladder Cancer in Adults - Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     November 01, 2004 - The USPSTF found fair evidence that screening with available tests can detect bladder cancer in asymptomatic … The potential harms of screening are at least small: screening tests have a low positive predictive value … • Screening tests—such as microscopic urinalysis, urine dipstick, urine cytology, or such new tests … However, because of the low prevalence of bladder cancer, the positive predictive value of these tests

106. Final Research Plan: Autism Spectrum Disorder in Young Children: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     June 20, 2013 - Screening tests are associated with varied performance characteristics (sensitivity, specificity, negative … characteristics (e.g., sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative predictive values) of ASD screening tests … prematurity or having a sibling diagnosed with ASD) modify the performance characteristics of ASD screening tests … the age at which ASD screening is performed modify the performance characteristics of ASD screening tests … spoken in home, limited English proficiency) modify the performance characteristics of ASD screening tests

107. Archived: Colorectal Cancer: Screening, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     January 01, 1996 - and JAMA Link Archived Versions Burden of Suffering Accuracy of Screening Tests … Influence of diet on occult blood tests. … False-negative stool occult blood tests caused by ingestion of ascorbic acid (vitamin C). … Reliability of chemical tests for fecal occult blood in hospitalized patients. … Colon cancer screening: the dilemma of positive screening tests.

108. USPSTF Clinician Summary of USPSTF Recommendation: Screening for Latent Tuberculosis Infection in Adults (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2023 - • Two types of screening tests for LTBI are currently available in the US: the tuberculin skin test … • Additional examinations, diagnostics, and tests (ie, medical history, physical examination, chest … radiograph, and other laboratory tests) are essential to completing a diagnosis of LTBI

109. Screening and Treatment for Major Depressive Disorder in Children and Adolescents: Clinical Summary of USPSTF Recommendation (pdf file)
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     Screening Tests The following screening tests have been shown to do well in teens in primary

110. Screening for Latent Tuberculosis Infection in Adults: Clinical Summary (pdf file)
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     Screening Tests Screening tests include the Mantoux tuberculin skin test and interferon-gamma release

111. Evidence Summary: Impaired Visual Acuity in Older Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     May 24, 2022 - Visual acuity tests (3 studies; n = 6493) and screening question (3 studies; n = 5203) were associated … Screening was performed with vision tests or questionnaires in primary care settings or were feasible … Sensitivity and specificity of tests to detect eye disease in an older population. … Screening for hearing and visual loss among elderly with questionnaires and tests: which method is the … Incorporating vision and hearing tests into aged care assessment: methods and the pilot study.

112. Evidence Summary: Syphilis Infection During Pregnancy: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     May 13, 2025 - asymptomatic pregnant adolescents and adults, screened using US Food and Drug Administration–approved tests … that compared different 2-step serologic screening algorithms or compared single tests with a 2-step … This review did not systematically address the accuracy of screening tests or comparative effectiveness … reported on false-negative results The range of estimates is based on a variety of different screening tests … algorithms should be used to screen for syphilis in pregnancy because false-positive results from single tests

113. Screening for Visual Impairment in Children Younger than Age 5 Years - Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2004 - However, the USPSTF found fair evidence that screening tests have reasonable accuracy in identifying … • Various tests are used widely in the United States to identify visual defects in children, and the … choice of tests is influenced by the child’s age. … Some of these tests have better test characteristics than others. … The USPSTF reviewed the evidence for the accuracy of vision screening tests in children younger than

114. Archived: Cervical Cancer: Screening, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     January 01, 1996 - Pap tests should be performed at least every 3 years. … tests. 81 Empirical data also support the effectiveness of a 3-year interval. … Pap tests should be performed at least every 3 years ("B" recommendation). … Testing cervicography and cervicoscopy as screening tests for cervical cancer. … Common screening tests. Philadelphia: American College of Physicians, 1991:413–414. 86.

115. Screening for Illicit Drug Use: Clinical Summary (pdf file)
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     Recommendation No Recommendation Grade I: (Insufficient Evidence) Screening Tests … Toxicologic tests of blood or urine can provide objective evidence of drug use, but do not

116. Screening for Dementia - Recommendations and Rationale (pdf file)
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     June 01, 2003 - The USPSTF found good evidence that some screening tests have good sensitivity but only fair specificity … Tests that assess functional limitations rather than cognitive impairment, such as the Functional Activities … Screening tests used for dementia are either direct cognitive tests of patients or functional assessments … The primary limitations of these tests are that not all patients have caregivers and that some functions … Effects of adjustment on the case-finding potential of cognitive tests.

117. Archived: Final Evidence Review: Ovarian Cancer: Screening, May 2004 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     May 15, 2004 - Available screening tests, however, were found to be inadequately sensitive/specific for screening and … How Well Do Screening Tests or Procedures Identify Women with Ovarian Cancer? … The performance of screening tests for ovarian cancer: results of a systematic review. … Arrow 2: How well do screening tests or procedures identify women with ovarian cancer? … One arrow goes to "negative tests(s)" and stops. Another goes to "positive test(s)."

118. Screening for Asymptomatic Carotid Artery Stenosis: Clinical Summary of USPSTF Task Force Recommendation (pdf file)
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     Screening Tests All screening strategies, including ultrasonography with or without confirmatory tests

119. Screening for Impaired Visual Acuity in Older Adults: Clinical Summary (pdf file)
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     Screening Tests A visual acuity test (such as the Snellen eye chart) is the usual method for screening … Evidence on other tests is lacking.

120. Screening for Syphilis Infection in Pregnancy: Reaffirmation Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2009 - Detection There is adequate evidence that screening tests can accurately detect syphilis infection. … Screening Tests Nontreponemal tests commonly used for initial screening are the Venereal Disease Research … Follow-up serologic tests should be obtained after treat- ment to document decline in titers. … R ecom m endation Screening Tests O ther C linical C onsiderations Interventions For a sum m … N ontreponem al tests com m only used for initial screening include: M ost organizations recom m