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361. Recommendation: Cervical Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     August 21, 2018 - Screening Tests Screening with cervical cytology alone, primary testing for hrHPV alone, or both at … Screening Tests Current evidence indicates that there are no clinically important differences between … Primary hrHPV testing has been found to result in high rates of positive tests in this age group, in … Human papillomavirus and Papanicolaou tests to screen for cervical cancer. … Characteristics of Cervical Cancer Screening Tests

362. Archived: Addendum to Screening for Ovarian Cancer: Evidence Update for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Reaffirmation Recommendation Statement: Ovarian Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/addendum-to-screening-for-ovarian-cancer-evidence-update-for-the-us-preventive-services-task-force-reaffirmation-recommendation-statement/ovarian-cancer-screening-2012
     April 15, 2012 - If both tests were normal, screening was repeated a year later. … First, improvement of the tests themselves are being sought through identification of panels of markers … tests or screening algorithms, such as screening concurrently or sequentially with CA-125 testing and … However, if there were a radical shift in the screening tests themselves or in the interpretation or … application of them (e.g., screening tests used in combination with risk prediction models), the USPSTF

363. Archived: Speech and Language Delay and Disorders in Children Age 5 and Younger: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/speech-and-language-delay-and-disorders-in-children-age-5-and-younger-screening-july-2015
     July 07, 2015 - Screening Tests The USPSTF found inadequate evidence on specific screening tests for use in primary … Widely used screening tests in the United States include the Ages and Stages Questionnaire, the Language … The USPSTF found inadequate evidence on specific screening tests for use in primary care. … Widely used screening tests in the United States include the ASQ, the Language Development Survey (LDS … In addition, it recommends that screening tests should be administered regularly at well-child visits

364. U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Issues Final Recommendation Statement on Screening for Pancreatic Cancer (pdf file)
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     August 06, 2019 - Some tests that look for pancreatic cancer are invasive and can lead to pain, adverse reactions to anesthesia … “The Task Force is calling for more research on effective and accurate screening tests that can detect

365. Task Force Issues Draft Recommendation Statement on Screening for Latent Tuberculosis Infection (pdf file)
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     December 27, 2022 - There are two types of screening tests for LTBI in the United States: the tuberculin skin test and interferon … Both tests have been shown to be safe and effective.

366. U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Issues Final Recommendation Statement: Screening for Glaucoma (pdf file)
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     July 09, 2013 - problems should continue to see their primary care clinician or eye care specialist to determine which tests … “We call on the health care community to conduct critically needed research on effective screening tests

367. Nominate a Recommendation Statement Topic | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     April 01, 2019 - The USPSTF makes recommendations about three types of clinical preventive services: Screening tests … Changes, such as a change in the public health burden of a condition or new screening tests, also may

368. Nominate a Recommendation Statement Topic | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     April 01, 2019 - The USPSTF makes recommendations about three types of clinical preventive services: Screening tests … Changes, such as a change in the public health burden of a condition or new screening tests, also may

369. Tenth Annual Report to Congress on High-Priority Evidence Gaps for Clinical Preventive Services | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     January 01, 2020 - Americans by making evidence-based recommendations about clinical preventive services such as screening tests … benefits and harms of services to prevent disease in people without signs or symptoms, including screening tests

370. Draft Recommendation: Screening for Atrial Fibrillation | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     April 20, 2021 - the current draft recommendation statement, the USPSTF expanded its review to include other screening tests … the evidence on the benefits and harms of screening for AF in older adults, the accuracy of screening tests … , the effectiveness of screening tests to detect previously undiagnosed AF compared with usual care, … More research is needed on how to best optimize the accuracy of screening tests or strategies for AF. … Triage tests for identifying atrial fibrillation in primary care: a diagnostic accuracy study comparing

371. Recommendation: Celiac Disease: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     March 28, 2017 - Screening Tests Screening for celiac disease is typically not performed in average-risk persons. … conditions. 2 Detection The USPSTF found inadequate evidence regarding the accuracy of screening tests … Screening Tests Screening for celiac disease is typically not performed in average-risk persons. 2 … A recent good-quality systematic review on the accuracy of diagnostic tests for celiac disease, which … Sensitivity was 71% for both the tTG and EMA IgA tests and specificity was 93% for the tTG test and 96%

372. Archived: Visual Impairment: 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 … early childhood screening for strabismus and amblyopia, detecting occult visual disorders by screening tests … Visual acuity tests for children include the Snellen chart, the Landolt C, the tumbling E, the Allen … Stereograms such as the Random Dot E (RDE) have been proposed as more effective than visual acuity tests … New guidelines for vision screening in children, outlining which tests to use and criteria for referral

373. 2014 Stay Healthy Consumer Brochures | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     January 01, 2014 - The brochures provide information on screening tests and tips for good health and preventive care.

374. Archived: Brief Evidence Summary: Bladder Cancer in Adults: Screening, 2004 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     June 07, 2004 - Key Question 2: What are the accuracy and reliability of feasible screening tests for bladder cancer? … (as opposed to average risk populations from primary care clinics) or not applying "gold standard" tests … As a result, these studies do not provide high-quality evidence about the accuracy of screening tests … We found no studies on the accuracy and reliability of screening tests for bladder cancer that allow

375. Screening for Bladder Cancer: A Brief Evidence Update (pdf file)
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     November 01, 2004 - What are the accuracy and reliability of feasible screening tests for bladder cancer? … (as opposed to average risk populations from primary care clinics) or not applying “gold standard” tests … As a result, these studies do not provide high-quality evidence about the accuracy of screening tests … We found no studies on the accuracy and reliability of screening tests for bladder cancer that allow

376. Summary of USPSTF Draft Recommendation: Screening for Cervical Cancer (pdf file)
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     January 13, 2025 - including false-positive results, which can then lead to more frequent follow-ups and unnecessary tests … public-comments-and-nominations/opportunity-for-public-comment https://odphp.health.gov/myhealthfinder/doctor-visits/screening-tests

377. Draft Recommendation: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     November 02, 2021 - history of asthma or childhood respiratory tract infections and α1-antitrypsin deficiency. 11 Screening Tests … If positive, such screening tests would require followup diagnostic testing. … Accuracy of Screening Tests and Risk Assessment Based on foundational evidence, externally validated … Evidence evaluating the accuracy of pulmonary function tests alone to detect COPD was limited. 15 Benefits … There is more limited evidence on the accuracy of pulmonary function tests that are applicable to U.S

378. Archived: Gonorrhea (Including Ocular Prophylaxis in Newborns): 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 … new resistance remains a concern. 9 Return to Table of Contents Accuracy of Screening Tests … DNA probes and enzyme immunoassays (EIA) are currently the most widely used nonculture diagnostic tests … and high PPV (>90%) and was more sensitive than a single culture. 36 , 37 The accuracy of nonculture tests … None of the nonculture tests provides information on antibiotic susceptibility.

379. Archived: Gestational Diabetes: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     May 15, 2008 - Screening Tests If a decision is made to screen for GDM: The screening test most commonly used … Accuracy of Screening Tests: There are studies that report the sensitivity and specificity of various … GDM screening tests as predictors for GDM. … , diagnostic tests, and diagnostic criteria. … Given the lack of evidence to determine the accuracy of screening tests, it is difficult to estimate

380. Screening for Bacterial Vaginosis in Pregnancy to Prevent Preterm Delivery: Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     June 01, 2008 - Detection Good-quality evidence indicates that screening tests (the Amsel clinical criteria or Gram … Screening Tests Bacterial vaginosis is diagnosed by using the Amsel clinical criteria or Gram stain. … Research is also needed to assess which screening tests providers use to diagnose bacterial vaginosis … in clinical practice and the accuracy of these tests. … Accuracy of Screening Tests Bacterial vaginosis is diagnosed by using the Amsel clin- ical criteria