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161. Archived: Chlamydial Infection: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     June 15, 2007 - Screening Tests Nucleic acid amplification tests (NAATs) can identify chlamydial infection in asymptomatic … Screening Tests Nucleic acid amplification tests have high specificity and sensitivity when used as … screening tests for chlamydial infection. … Screening Tests Nucleic acid amplification tests (NAATs) can identify chlamydial infection in asymptomatic … Screening tests to detect Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae infections—2002.

162. Archived: Dementia in Older 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 … these patients may be subjected to further tests (e.g., neuropsychological testing, blood tests, lumbar … Some patients may be incorrectly diagnosed with dementia on the basis of screening tests alone. … Screening tests, however, should not be used in isolation to diagnose dementia.  … The diagnosis of dementia should not be based on results of screening tests alone.

163. Screening for Cervical Cancer in Primary Care: A Decision Analysis for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)
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     August 21, 2018 - MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURES Lifetime number of tests, colposcopies, disease detection, false-positive … and deaths, life-years, and efficiency ratios expressing the trade-off of harms (ie, colposcopies, tests … Results from the Efficiency Analysis: Colposcopies per Life-Year Gained, Tests per Life-Year Gained, … Tests include the total number of screening tests over the lifetime of screening, including both routine … Tests per Life-Year Gained When the analysis was expressed in terms of tests (ie, cytology and hrHPV

164. Archived: Visual Impairment in Children Ages 1-5: Screening, 2004 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     January 14, 2004 - However, the USPSTF found fair evidence that screening tests have reasonable accuracy in identifying … 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 … One fair quality study of children aged 3 to 5 years screened by public health nurses with annual tests

165. Screening for Testicular Cancer: Clinical Summary of USPSTF Reaffirmation Recommendation (pdf file)
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     March 29, 2011 - Adolescent and Adult Males Recommendation Do Not Screen Grade: D Screening Tests … Potential harms include false-positive results, anxiety, and harms from diagnostic tests or procedures

166. Screening for Skin Cancer (pdf file)
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     May 08, 2017 - Screening Tests Evidence is inadequate to estimate the accuracy of neck palpation or ultrasound of the … thyroid as screening tests for thyroid cancer in asymptomatic persons.

167. Screening for Hearing Loss in Older Adults - Clinical Summary (pdf file)
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     August 10, 2012 - Screening Tests Various screening tests are used in primary care settings to detect hearing loss in

168. Screening for Iron Deficiency Anemia in Young Children: Clinical Summary (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2015 - Screening Tests Although the evidence is insufficient to recommend specific tests for screening, measurement

169. Draft Research Plan: Impaired Visual Acuity in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     February 13, 2020 - including multicomponent screening with a distinct vision screening component KQs 3, 4: Vision screening tests … antioxidants KQs 1, 2: Vision screening performed in eye specialty settings KQs 3, 4: Diagnostic tests … curve, and other measures of diagnostic test accuracy KQs 1, 2, 5–7: Reading speed and other tests

170. Draft Research Plan: Screening for Impaired Visual Acuity in Older Adults | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     February 13, 2020 - including multicomponent screening with a distinct vision screening component KQs 3, 4: Vision screening tests … antioxidants KQs 1, 2: Vision screening performed in eye specialty settings KQs 3, 4: Diagnostic tests … curve, and other measures of diagnostic test accuracy KQs 1, 2, 5–7: Reading speed and other tests

171. Archived: Colorectal Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     June 15, 2016 - Screening Tests There are numerous screening tests to detect early-stage colorectal cancer, including … stool-based tests (gFOBT, FIT, and FIT-DNA), direct visualization tests (flexible sigmoidoscopy, alone … or combined with FIT; colonoscopy; and CT colonography), and serology tests ( SEPT9 DNA test). … Screening Tests The Table lists the various screening tests for colorectal cancer and notes potential … Direct Visualization Tests Several RCTs have shown that flexible sigmoidoscopy alone reduces deaths

172. Draft Recommendation: Syphilis Infection in Nonpregnant Adolescents and Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     February 15, 2022 - Screening Tests Current syphilis screening tests rely on detection of antibodies rather than direct … Accuracy of Screening Tests and Risk Assessment Test accuracy can vary based on disease stage. … Sensitivity for treponemal tests is high across the spectrum of disease, ranging from 78% to 100%. … Treponemal tests also have high specificity for primary syphilis (87% to 100%). 11 There is limited … Diagnostic tests for syphilis: new tests and new algorithms.

173. Screening for Iron Deficiency Anemia in Young Children (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2015 - Getting the best health care means making smart decisions about what screening tests, counseling services … 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 … The Task Force recommendations do not cover diagnosis (tests to find out why you are sick) or treatment

174. 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

175. 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

176. Screening for Cervical Cancer - Recommendations and Rationale (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2010 - cannot determine whether the potential benefits of new screening devices relative to conventional Pap tests … Accuracy and Reliability of Screening Tests Cervical cancer screening tests potentially appropriate … for primary care settings include cervical cytology, conventional and new technologies, and tests for … Among previously screened women with a history of normal Pap tests, fewer than 1 woman in 1,000 screened … for benign disease, screening yielded 104 abnormal Pap tests but only 4 high- grade lesions—3 cases

177. Colorectal Cancer Screening: An Updated Modeling Study for the US Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)
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     May 18, 2021 - , endoscopic tests, or computed tomography colonography starting at age 45 years provides an efficient … The ability of a test to detect lesions is a func- tion of its sensitivity and, for endoscopic tests, … Numbers of noncolonoscopy tests were also reported. … d For SIG + FIT, the number reported is the total number of tests. … c Other (noncolonoscopy) tests include FIT, sDNA-FIT, CTC, SIG.

178. Screening for Latent Tuberculosis Infection in Adults: Clinical Summary (pdf file)
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     August 30, 2016 - Screening Tests Screening tests include the Mantoux tuberculin skin test and interferon-gamma release

179. Screening and Treatment for Major Depressive Disorder in Children and Adolescents: Clinical Summary of USPSTF Recommendation (pdf file)
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     April 12, 2010 - Screening Tests The following screening tests have been shown to do well in teens in primary

180. Draft Research Plan: Impaired Visual Acuity and Glaucoma in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     February 13, 2020 - multicomponent screening with a distinct vision screening component KQ 3, 4: Vision screening tests … of dry age-related macular degeneration, vitamins and antioxidants KQs 1, 2: Vision screening tests … performed in eye specialty settings KQ 3, 4: Diagnostic tests for vision screening performed in … operating curve; and other measures of diagnostic test accuracy KQs 1, 2, 5–7: Reading speed and other tests … with a comprehensive eye examination (as defined in the studies) by an eye health provider; screening tests