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141. Archived: Dementia in Older Adults: Screening, 2003 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     June 03, 2003 - of both Alzheimer's disease and vascular dementia.[[9‐11]] Accuracy and Reliability of Screening Tests … Screening tests used for dementia are either direct cognitive tests of patients or functional assessments … it is most accurate for whites with at least a high school education. 2 Other cognitive screening tests … 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.

142. Screening for Chlamydial Infection: Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2007 - Detection The USPSTF found fair evidence that nucleic acid amplification tests (NAATs) can identify … Nucleic acid amplification tests have high specificity and sensitivity when used as screening tests … Nucleic acid amplification tests can be used with urine and vaginal swabs, enabling screening when a … These included the accu- racy of screening tests, the effectiveness of treatment, estimation of the … Screening tests to detect Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae infec- tions—2002.

143. Archived: Hepatitis C Virus Infection: Screening, 2004 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     March 08, 2004 - Rationale: The USPSTF found good evidence that screening with available tests can detect HCV infection … with a low prevalence of HCV infection (e.g., 2 percent), approximately 59 percent of all positive tests … . 9-14 The USPSTF conducted a systematic review of the evidence on the effectiveness of screening tests … Potential harms from screening include effects of both false-positive and true-positive tests, which … Although false-positive tests do occur, they are uncommon if proper confirmatory tests are performed.

144. Evidence Summary: Bladder Cancer in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     October 15, 2010 - No study evaluated the sensitivity or specificity of tests for hematuria, urinary cytology, or other … Screening tests that might be feasible for primary care include tests for hematuria, urinary cytology … (Key Question 2) No study evaluated the sensitivity and specificity of screening tests for bladder … Evidence on the diagnostic accuracy of screening tests in asymptomatic patients without a history of … Screening tests Includes screening tests used or available in primary care settings (urine dipstick

145. Screening for Cognitive Impairment in Older Adults: Clinical Summary of USPSTF Recommendation (pdf file)
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     Screening Tests Screening tests for cognitive impairment in the clinical setting generally include

146. Archived: Preeclampsia: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     April 25, 2017 - Screening Tests Blood pressure measurements are routinely used to screen for preeclampsia. … The USPSTF found variable and limited evidence on the accuracy of these tests. … Issues such as limited information on the diversity of index tests used, study eligibility criteria, … have better test performance than manually read tests. … Screening tests during prenatal care: does practice follow the evidence?

147. Archived: Depression in Children and Adolescents: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     March 15, 2009 - Screening Tests The following screening tests have been shown to do well in teens in primary … Detection There is adequate evidence that screening tests accurately identify MDD in adolescents. … The USPSTF found inadequate evidence that screening tests accurately identify MDD in children. … Accuracy of Screening Tests There is adequate evidence that screening tests can accurately identify … The USPSTF found inadequate evidence that screening tests can accurately identify MDD in children.

148. Archived: Ovarian 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 … Potential screening tests for ovarian cancer … Although one ovarian cancer was detected (all three screening tests were positive in this woman), the … study demonstrated poor positive predictive value with each of the three screening tests. … Although various tests can detect occasional asymptomatic tumors, there is currently no evidence that

149. Screening for Ovarian Cancer: A Brief Evidence Update (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2004 - Available screening tests, however, were found to be inadequately sensitive/specific for screening and … scoring abnormalities have been described.11–13 Women with persistently abnormal findings on these tests … Arrow 2: How well do screening tests or procedures identify women with ovarian cancer? … 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.

150. Task Force Issues Final Recommendation Statement on Screening for Latent Tuberculosis Infection (pdf file)
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     May 02, 2023 - There are two types of screening tests for LTBI in the United States: the tuberculin skin test and the … Both tests have been shown to be safe and effective. … “Importantly, anyone who screens positive needs further clinical tests to rule out active TB and confirm

151. Archived: Evidence Summary: Dementia in Older Adults: Screening, 2003 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     June 03, 2003 - Conclusions: Screening tests can detect undiagnosed dementia. … How Accurate Are the Screening Tests? … Most screening tests for dementia can be divided into cognitive tests of patients and functional assessments … Tests of functional assessment have promise but need further study. … How accurate are the screening tests?

152. Screening for Autism Spectrum Disorder in Young Children (pdf file)
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     February 01, 2016 - If the screening suggests ASD may be a possibility, then follow-up tests are done to diagnose the condition … Spectrum Disorder Screening Getting the best health care means making smart decisions about the screening tests … Many people don’t get the tests or counseling they need. … Others get tests or counseling they don’t need or that may be harmful to them. … Task Force recommendations can help you learn about screening tests, counseling services, and preventive

153. Modeling Study: Colorectal Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     May 18, 2021 - , endoscopic tests, or computed tomography colonography starting at age 45 years provides an efficient … Numbers of noncolonoscopy tests were also reported. … Because of large differences in the number of noncolonoscopy tests across modalities, efficiency analyses … , endoscopic tests, or computed tomography colonography starting at age 45 years provides an efficient … Strategy c COLs Non-COL tests d Complications CRC LYG Cases Deaths Colonoscopy

154. Draft Recommendation: Syphilis Infection During Pregnancy: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     November 19, 2024 - Screening Tests Screening for syphilis involves a blood test that detects antibodies to the organism … Treponemal tests, such as the T. pallidum particle agglutination (TP-PA) test, detect an antibody response … to antigens specific to  T. pallidum. 9   Nontreponemal tests, such as the Venereal Disease Research … Because of high false-positive rates associated with nontreponemal tests alone, especially in pregnancy … sequence screening algorithm. 30 The false-positive rate of various chemiluminescence immunoassay tests

155. Screening for Chlamydia and Gonorrhea: Clinical Summary of USPSTF Recommendation (pdf file)
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     Screening Tests Chlamydial and gonococcal infections are diagnosed by using nucleic acid amplification … tests, which are approved by the U.S.

156. Screening for Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: Clinical Summary of U.S. Preventive Task Force Recommendation (pdf file)
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     screening results, and inconvenience to many women and medical practices because most positive screening tests … Screening Tests If a decision is made to screen for GDM: The screening test most commonly used in

157. Recommendation: Latent Tuberculosis Infection in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     May 02, 2023 - Two types of screening tests for LTBI are currently available in the US: the tuberculin skin test (TST … , and other laboratory tests) are essential to completing a diagnosis of LTBI. … Screening Tests Two types of screening tests for LTBI are currently available in the US: the tuberculin … These additional examinations, diagnostics, and tests are essential to completing a diagnosis of LTBI … Currently available TST and IGRA screening tests are moderately sensitive and highly specific for LTBI

158. Serologic Screening for Genital Herpes: An Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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     August 01, 2016 - or current symptoms of genital herpes; studies evaluating accuracy and harms of serologic screening tests … Most studies of the accuracy of screening tests were from populations with high HSV-2 prevalence (greater … For KQ2 (accuracy of serologic tests), we included studies of FDA-approved serologic tests for HSV-2 … Accuracy of HSV-2 Serologic Screening Tests Key Question 2. … Performance of HSV-2 type specific serological tests in men in Kenya.

159. ahrq29a - Screening for Hepatitis C in Adults - Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     March 01, 2004 - The USPSTF found good evidence that screening with available tests can detect HCV infection in the general … In a population with a low prevalence of HCV infection (eg, 2%), approximately 59% of all positive tests … using the third-generation EIA test with 97% specificity would be false-positive tests.16 Since the … Potential harms from screening include effects of both false-positive and true-positive tests, which … Although false-positive tests do occur, they are uncommon if proper confirmatory tests are performed.16

160. Screening Adults for Bladder Cancer: A Review of the Evidence for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2010 - No study evaluated the sensitivity or specificity of tests for hematuria, urinary cytology, or other … Screening tests that might be feasible for primary care in- clude tests for hematuria, urinary cytology … Evidence on the diagnostic accuracy of screening tests in asymptomatic patients without a history of … ((gene or genet$ or DNA) adj2 (test or tests or testing or tested)).mp. 16. biomarker$.mp. … ((gene or genet$ or DNA) adj2 (test or tests or testing or tested)).mp. 16. biomarker$.mp.