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241. Archived: Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection: Screening, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/human-immunodeficiency-virus-hiv-infection-screening-1996
     January 01, 1996 - and JAMA Link Archived Versions Burden of Suffering Accuracy of Screening Tests … is substantially shorter (3-4 weeks).[[25,25a]] Specificity of EIA is above 99.5% with most tests. … Despite their limitations as screening tests, viral culture, PCR, and viral antigen assays are useful … Comparative evaluation of six rapid serologic[al] tests for HIV-1 antibody. … Absence of HIV infection in blood donors with indeterminate Western blot tests for antibody to HIV-1.

242. Final Evidence Review: Rh(D) Incompatibility: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-review86/rh-d-incompatibility-screening
     February 15, 2004 - Key Question 2: Have new screening tests been developed and tested to show improvement in the health … We found no RCTs with direct evidence addressing new screening tests that have been developed and tested

243. Eleventh Annual Report to Congress on High-Priority Evidence Gaps for Clinical Preventive Services | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/about-uspstf/reports-congress/eleventh-annual-report-congress-high-priority-evidence-gaps-clinical-preventive-services
     January 01, 2021 - nationwide by making evidence-based recommendations about clinical preventive services such as screening tests … Task Force comprehensively assesses the potential benefits and harms of services, including screening tests

244. Archived: Latent Tuberculosis Infection: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/latent-tuberculosis-infection-screening-september-2016
     September 06, 2016 - Screening Tests Screening tests include the Mantoux tuberculin skin test and interferon-gamma release … Detection The USPSTF found adequate evidence that accurate screening tests are available to detect … Screening tests include the Mantoux tuberculin skin test (TST) and interferon-gamma release assays (IGRAs … Screening Tests Two types of screening tests for LTBI are currently available in the United States: … Fact Sheet: Interferon-Gamma Release Assays (IGRAs)—Blood Tests for TB Infection.

245. Archived: Osteoporosis to Prevent Fractures: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/osteoporosis-screening-june-2018
     June 26, 2018 - Screening Tests The most commonly used test is central dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) of the … While several bone measurement tests similarly predict risk of fractures, DXA provides measurement of … Other screening tests include peripheral DXA and quantitative ultrasound (QUS). … Although several bone measurement tests similarly predict risk of fracture, DXA provides measurement … DXA; other screening tests include peripheral DXA and quantitative ultrasound (QUS).

246. Archived: Folic Acid/Folate Prophylaxis to Prevent Neural Tube Defects: Preventive Medication, 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 … Tests for neural tube defects include ultrasound … The latter two are used primarily as confirmatory tests and should not be regarded as part of routine … First, about one third of positive tests are not confirmed by a second MSAFP measurement. 9 , 19 Second … When positive results are followed by appropriate diagnostic tests, such as high-resolution ultrasound

247. Nz Rqwxmmr8Vym-Yjuqru- (pdf file)
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     May 23, 2019 - asymptomatic phase of diabetes; stud- ies that addressed the accuracy and reliability of screening tests … Screening tests can detect diabetes in its preclinical phase. … How Accurate Are the Screening Tests? … Both tests require a second confirmation. … Performance of recommended screening tests for undiagnosed diabetes and dysglycemia.

248. Archived: Evidence Summary: Osteoporosis: Screening, 2002 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/osteoporosis-screening-2002
     September 17, 2002 - Among different bone density tests measured at various sites, bone density measured at the femoral neck … fractures increases with age, that the short-term risk for fracture can be estimated by bone density tests … Tests were not compared with DXA of the femoral neck, and the study did not describe how tests performed … Potential harms may also arise from inaccuracies and misinterpretations of bone density tests. … Peripheral bone density tests have not been extensively studied for screening.

249. Archived: Cognitive Impairment in Older Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/cognitive-impairment-in-older-adults-screening-2014
     March 18, 2014 - Screening Tests Screening tests for cognitive impairment in the clinical setting generally include … Screening Tests Screening tests for cognitive impairment in the clinical setting generally include … Blood tests and radiology examinations are not currently used as screening tests but are often used after … Each of these tests has reasonable performance in some studies, but estimates of sensitivity and specificity … Accuracy of Screening Tests The review identified 55 studies on instruments that screen for cognitive

250. Archived: Speech and Language Delay in Preschool Children: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/speech-and-language-delay-in-preschool-children-screening-2006
     February 15, 2006 - the literature for other chains of evidence linking such screening (e.g., the accuracy of screening tests … Few studies compared the performance of ≥ 2 tests, compared a single screening technique across different … The accuracy of three developmental screening tests. J Early Interv 1993;17(4):368-79. … Two Language Screening Tests Compared with Developmental Sentence Scoring. … Concurrent validity of two language screening tests. J Commun Disord 1987;20(4):305-17.

251. Archived: Final Research Plan: Syphilis Infection in Pregnant Women: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/syphilis-infection-in-pregnancy-screening-september-2018
     August 31, 2017 - algorithms) KQ 3: Treatment of syphilis with penicillin started during pregnancy KQs 1, 2: Screening tests … routine vs. risk-based repeat screening at 28 weeks of gestation, as well as rapid point-of-care syphilis tests

252. Final Research Plan: Nonpregnant Adolescents and Adults: Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan-nonpregnant-adolescents-and-adults/human-immunodeficiency-virus-hiv-infection-screening
     June 15, 2017 - What is the yield (number of new diagnoses per tests performed) of screening for HIV infection at different … transmission of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections KQ 2: Number of new diagnoses per number of tests

253. Screening for Rh (D) Incompatibility: A Brief Evidence Update (pdf file)
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     November 01, 2004 - Have new screening tests been developed and tested to show improvement in the health outcomes of Rh ( … We found no RCTs with direct evidence addressing new screening tests that have been developed and tested

254. Recommendation: Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/human-immunodeficiency-virus-hiv-infection-screening
     June 11, 2019 - Screening Tests Current CDC guidelines recommend testing for HIV infection with an antigen/antibody … Screening Tests Current CDC guidelines recommend testing for HIV infection with an antigen/antibody … Accuracy of Screening Tests Currently recommended antigen/antibody tests for HIV are highly accurate … Rapid HIV tests suitable for use in clinical settings (CLIA-moderate complexity). … https://www.cdc.gov/hiv/pdf/testing/rapid-hiv-tests-clinical-moderate-complexity.pdf .

255. Evidence Summary: Latent Tuberculosis Infection in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary/latent-tuberculosis-infection-screening
     May 02, 2023 - Pooled estimates for sensitivity of IGRA tests ranged from 0.81 (95% CI, 0.79-0.84) to 0.90 (95% CI, … Pooled estimates for specificity of screening tests ranged from 0.95 to 0.99. … The tuberculin skin test (TST) and IGRAs are screening tests available for LTBI. … The pooled specificity for all tests ranged from 0.95 to 0.99. … Within-subject interlaboratory variability of QuantiFERON-TB Gold In-Tube tests.

256. Archived: Breast Cancer: Screening, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/breast-cancer-screening-1996
     January 01, 1996 - and JAMA Link Archived Versions Burden of Suffering Accuracy of Screening Tests … 13 , 14 Return to Table of Contents Accuracy of Screening Tests … The three screening tests usually considered … Adverse effects of screening tests are an important consideration. … including unnecessary diagnostic tests.

257. Screening for HIV Infection: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     March 29, 2019 - FINDINGS The USPSTF found convincing evidence that currently recommended HIV tests are highly accurate … Screening Tests Current CDC guidelines recommend testing for HIV infection with an antigen/antibody … Accuracy of Screening Tests Currently recommended antigen/antibody tests for HIV are highly accurate, … Screen- ing with highly accurate tests allows for diagnosis in the relatively long preclinical phase … /hiv/pdf/testing/rapid-hiv- tests-clinical-moderate-complexity.pdf.

258. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Syphilis Infection in Pregnancy: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary94/syphilis-infection-in-pregnancy-screening-2009
     May 15, 2009 - The USPSTF determined that for this update it was not necessary to review the accuracy of screening tests … The accuracy of rapid plasma reagin (RPR) and Venereal Disease Research Laboratory (VDRL) screening tests … The USPSTF is, however, interested in any potential harms of these screening tests, as well as potential … in pregnant and nonpregnant adults who were screened with RPR or VDRL and used treponemal-specific tests … We excluded studies that reported only results for newer rapid tests and did not report results on RPR

259. Screening for Syphilis Infection During Pregnancy: USPSTF Reaffirmation Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     April 24, 2023 - Screening Tests Screening for syphilis involves a blood test that detects antibodies that may reflect … Treponemal tests, such as the T pallidum par- ticle agglutination (TP-PA) test, detect an antibody response … Because of high false-positive rates as- sociated with nontreponemal tests alone, especially in pregnancy … Summary of USPSTF Rationale Rationale Assessment Detection The USPSTF found adequate evidence that tests … processes used in reverse sequence may be appropriate for high-volume laboratories.1,11 Point-of-care tests

260. John B. Wong, M.D., MACP | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     March 01, 2024 - patients, health professionals, and policymakers make informed decisions when choosing among alternative tests