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21. Screening for Colorectal Cancer: Consumer Guide (pdf file)
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    June 01, 2016 - Evidence clearly shows that several different types of screening tests reduce deaths from CRC. … These tests include: • Stool tests: In these screening tests, stool is collected and sent to a lab. … Like other stool tests, it also looks for the presence of hidden blood. … 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.

22. Archived: Visual Impairment in Children Ages 1-5: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/visual-impairment-in-children-ages-1-5-screening-2011
    January 15, 2011 - Screening Tests Various screening tests that are feasible in primary care are used to identify visual … These tests include visual acuity tests, stereoacuity tests, the cover-uncover test, and the Hirschberg … Vision screening tests included tests of visual acuity, stereoacuity, and ocular alignment, as well as … tests using autorefractors and photoscreeners. … 10 different screening tests.

23. Screening for Bladder Cancer in Adults: Literature Surveillance Report (pdf file)
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    July 01, 2024 - and overtreatment associated with screen-detected bladder cancer; • the accuracy of urine screening tests … evaluate the effect of screening for bladder cancer on morbidity and mortality; accuracy of screening tests … All new studies of urine tests for bladder cancer were conducted in symptomatic populations or those

24. Draft Research Plan: Serologic Screening for Genital Herpes | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    July 08, 2021 - eligibility criteria; however, only the accuracy of test characteristics related to HSV-2 serologic tests … for HSV-2 or “paired testing” for HSV-1 and HSV-2 ‡ KQs 1–3: Serologic tests for HSV-2 that are not … commercially available or approved by the FDA; nonserologic tests indicated for the diagnosis of HSV … in persons with genital lesions (e.g., cell culture or PCR-based testing); HSV serologic tests that … Comparisons KQ 1: Screened versus nonscreened groups KQ 2: FDA-approved HSV-2 serologic tests

25. Screening for Gonorrhea: Update of the Evidence (pdf file)
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    May 01, 2005 - Tests Using Urine Specimens in Women Figure 6. Tests Using Urethral Specimens in Men Figure 7. … New testing technologies, such as nucleic acid amplification tests and nucleic acid hybridization tests … These tests initially included antigen detection tests such as enzyme immunoassay (EIA). … Nucleic Acid Amplification Tests Nucleic Acid Hybridization Tests TABLE 1. … Tests Using Urine Specimens in Women Figure 6. Tests Using Urethral Specimens in Men Figure 7.

26. Final Research Plan: Genital Herpes Infection: Serologic Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    December 02, 2021 - *Studies that screen using an HSV-2 serologic test alone or type-specific HSV-1 and HSV-2 serologic tests … eligibility criteria; however, only the accuracy of test characteristics related to HSV-2 serological tests … for HSV-2 or “paired testing” for HSV-1 and HSV-2 ‡ KQs 1–3: Serologic tests for HSV-2 that are not … commercially available or approved by the FDA; nonserologic tests indicated for the diagnosis of HSV … in persons with genital lesions (e.g., cell culture or PCR-based testing); HSV serologic tests that

27. Final Research Plan: Screening for Atrial Fibrillation | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    July 16, 2020 - Questions to Be Systematically Reviewed Does screening for atrial fibrillation (AF) with selected tests … Does systematic screening for AF with selected tests identify older adults with previously undiagnosed … What is the accuracy of selected screening tests for diagnosing AF in asymptomatic adults? … What are the harms of screening for AF with selected tests in older adults? … oscillometric blood pressure measurement devices with an AF detection algorithm Two-stage screening tests

28. Final Research Plan: Atrial Fibrillation: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    July 16, 2020 - Does systematic screening for AF with selected tests identify older adults with previously undiagnosed … What is the accuracy of selected screening tests for diagnosing AF in asymptomatic adults? … What are the harms of screening for AF with selected tests in older adults? … oscillometric blood pressure measurement devices with an AF detection algorithm Two-stage screening tests … by a cardiologist is not eligible because this review focuses on accuracy of conducting/interpreting tests

29. Serologic Screening for Genital Herpes Infection: Clinical Summary (pdf file)
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    April 02, 2019 - Grade: D Screening Tests The most widely used, currently available serologic screening test for … While serologic screening tests can detect HSV-1 infection, the tests cannot determine if the site of

30. U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Issues Draft Recommendation Statement on Screening for Cervical Cancer (pdf file)
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    January 13, 2025 - That said, Pap tests continue to be the best option for women in their 20s.” … However, all three screening methods—HPV tests, Pap tests, and co-testing—are effective and recommended … For the first time, the Task Force has included self-collected HPV tests in its recommendation. … This means normal results from their last three Pap tests or their last two HPV tests, noting that those … tests must have been completed in the past 10 years, with at least one of the tests happening within

31. Screening for Colorectal Cancer: Clinical Summary of USPSTF Recommendation (pdf file)
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    June 14, 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).

32. Final Research Plan: Genital Herpes Infection: Serologic Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/genital-herpes-screening
    August 06, 2015 - eligibility criteria; however, only the accuracy of test characteristics related to HSV-2 serological tests … also illustrates the intermediate steps and key questions about the accuracy of serologic screening tests … for HSV-2 or “paired testing” for HSV-1 and HSV-2 ‡ KQs 2b, 3: Serologic tests for HSV-2 that are … not commercially available or approved by the FDA; nonserologic tests indicated for the diagnosis of … Specifically, the USPSTF clarified that paired tests (i.e., serologic tests that screen for HSV-1 and

33. Archived: Final Research Plan: Genital Herpes Infection: Serologic Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/genital-herpes-screening-november-2016
    August 06, 2015 - eligibility criteria; however, only the accuracy of test characteristics related to HSV-2 serological tests … also illustrates the intermediate steps and key questions about the accuracy of serologic screening tests … for HSV-2 or “paired testing” for HSV-1 and HSV-2 ‡ KQs 2b, 3: Serologic tests for HSV-2 that are … not commercially available or approved by the FDA; nonserologic tests indicated for the diagnosis of … Specifically, the USPSTF clarified that paired tests (i.e., serologic tests that screen for HSV-1 and

34. Screening for Glaucoma: Clinical Summary of USPSTF Recommendation (pdf file)
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    July 02, 2013 - Screening Tests Diagnosis of glaucoma is usually made on the basis of several tests that, when combined … Most tests that are available in a primary care setting do not have acceptable accuracy to detect glaucoma … Balance of Benefits and Harms Evidence on the accuracy of screening tests, especially in primary

35. Clinical Summary: Vision Screening in Children Aged 6 Months to 5 Years (pdf file)
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    August 30, 2017 - Screening Tests Various screening tests are used in primary care to identify vision abnormalities in … including: the red reflex test, the cover- uncover test, the corneal light reflex test, visual acuity tests … such as Snellen, Lea Symbols, and HOTV charts), autorefractors and photoscreeners, and stereoacuity tests

36. Vision Screening for Children 1 to 5 Years of Age: USPSTF Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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    February 01, 2011 - Screening Tests Various screening tests that are feasi- ble in primary care are used to identify visual … These tests include visual acuity tests, stereoacuity tests, the cover-uncover test, and the Hirschberg … Vision screening tests in- cluded tests of visual acuity, stereoa- cuity, and ocular alignment, as well … as tests using autorefractors and photo- screeners. … 10 different screening tests.

37. Recommendation: Vision in Children Ages 6 Months to 5 Years: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    September 05, 2017 - Screening Tests Various screening tests are used in primary care to identify vision abnormalities in … the accuracy of various screening tests: visual acuity tests (6 studies), stereoacuity tests (4 studies … ), ocular alignment tests (1 study), combinations of clinical tests (4 studies), autorefractors (16 studies … Visual Acuity Tests Six fair-quality studies evaluated visual acuity tests (Lea Symbols or HOTV). … (including visual acuity tests, a combination of clinical tests, an autorefractor, and 2 photoscreeners

38. Final Research Plan: Vision in Children Ages 6 Months to 5 Years: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    December 17, 2015 - What is the accuracy and reliability of screening tests for amblyopia, its risk factors, and refractive … Does the accuracy or reliability of screening tests for amblyopia, its risk factors, and refractive error … and interventions KQs 1–3: Studies of screening tests used or available in primary care settings, … including: visual acuity tests (e.g., autorefraction; picture identification tests, such as Allen test … cards or Lea symbols; HOTV chart; Snellen chart; tumbling E chart), stereoacuity tests (e.g., contour

39. Archived: Glaucoma: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    July 15, 2013 - Screening Tests Diagnosis of glaucoma is usually made on the basis of several tests that, when combined … Screening Tests Diagnosis of POAG is based on a combination of tests showing characteristic degenerative … Costs The cost of screening varies widely depending on the tests used. … However, the diagnostic accuracy of these inexpensive tests is not known. … or combinations of tests as the reference against which to evaluate accuracy.

40. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Colorectal Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary4/colorectal-cancer-screening-2008
    October 15, 2008 - or enhancing existing tests. … replacements for currently recommended tests. … Key question 2b (test performance characteristics of newer screening tests) covered 3 tests: CT colonography … , fecal immunochemical tests, and fecal DNA tests. … tests (as listed in KQ1d)?