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41. Screening for Colorectal Cancer: Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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    November 01, 2008 - Fecal Tests Evidence about the harms of fecal tests is lacking (in- adequate), but the USPSTF assesses … Screening Tests The relative sensitivity and specificity of the different colorectal screening tests … when compared with established stool tests (15, 16). … Compared with the older stool tests (for example, Hemoc- cult II), the newer stool-based tests are more … Subscribers may take the tests free of charge.

42. Archived: Syphilis Infection in Nonpregnant Adults and Adolescents: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    June 07, 2016 - Screening Tests There are numerous screening tests for syphilis. … The most common is a combination of nontreponemal and treponemal antibody tests. … Most common is a combination of nontreponemal and treponemal antibody tests. … Screening Tests Current screening tests for syphilis rely on detection of antibodies rather than direct … Positive results on both tests indicate past or present syphilis infection.

43. Archived: Evidence Summary: Visual Impairment in Children Ages 1-5: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    January 15, 2011 - There is good evidence that commonly used visual acuity tests, stereoacuity tests, the cover-uncover … Four studies evaluated visual acuity tests (Lea symbols and HOTV tests), 3 evaluated stereoacuity tests … tests, tests of stereopsis, tests for strabismus, photoscreeners, autorefractors) Exclude studies … available in primary care settings (eg, visual acuity tests, tests of stereopsis, tests for strabismus … tests, tests of stereopsis, tests for strabismus, photoscreeners, autorefractors) Exclude studies

44. Evidence Summary: Vision in Children Ages 6 Months to 5 Years: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    September 05, 2017 - , stereoacuity tests, ocular alignment tests, autorefractors, photoscreeners, and retinal birefringence … visual acuity tests, stereoacuity tests, and ocular alignment tests (eTables 6-7 in the Supplement). … tests. … Testability may limit the utility of some screening tests, especially clinical tests, in children younger … The VIP study, the largest to directly compare multiple tests, generally found similar LRs across tests

45. Archived: Chlamydial Infection: Screening, 2001 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    January 01, 2001 - Until the advent of urine-based screening tests, routine screening of men was rarely performed. … tests and rarely with culture tests. … CDC) is developing laboratory guidelines that outline the advantages and disadvantages of available tests … New tests that use urine specimens provide a noninvasive method of screening both men and women. … The sensitivities and specificities of nucleic acid amplification tests are all high, ranging from 82%

46. Screening for Gonorrhea: Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2010 - There is fair evidence that screening tests can accurately detect gonorrhea infection and good evience … There is fair evidence that non-invasive screening tests can accurately detect gonorrhea infection … Newer screening tests, including nucleic acid amplification tests and nucleic acid hybridization tests … , and nucleic acid hybridization tests (nucleic acid probes). … Vaginal swabs may also be used with certain nucleic acid amplification tests.

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    December 20, 2016 - While HSV-1 infection can be identified by serologic tests, the tests cannot determine if the site of … While serologic screening tests can detect HSV-1 infection, the tests cannot determine if the site of … No stud- ies have examined the screening accuracy of serologic HSV tests in pregnant women. … While HSV-1 in- fection can be detected through serologic tests, these tests cannot determine the site … , the tests cannot determine if the site of infection is oral or genital.

48. Screening for Syphilis Infection in Nonpregnant Adults: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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    June 07, 2016 - Detection There are numerous screening tests for syphilis. … Most common is a combination of nontreponemal and treponemal antibody tests. … There are numerous screening tests for syphilis. … Screening Tests Current screening tests for syphilis rely on detection of antibodies rather than direct … Positive results on both tests indicate past or present syphilis infection.

49. Final Research Plan: Ovarian Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan153/ovarian-cancer-screening
    March 03, 2016 - cancer (e.g., women with a known predisposing genetic syndrome or strong family history) Screening tests … Screening tests and approaches evaluated in clinical trials, including, but not limited to: testing … serum CA–125, transvaginal ultrasonography, and combined screening approaches or algorithms Screening tests … complications of diagnostic surgical procedures, and health and psychological effects of screening tests … The USPSTF clarified the inclusion criteria to indicate that all screening tests and approaches evaluated

50. Screening for Syphilis Infection in Nonpregnant Adults and Adolescents: Clinical Summary (pdf file)
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    Screening Tests There are numerous screening tests for syphilis. … The most common is a combination of nontreponemal and treponemal antibody tests.

51. Serologic Screening for Genital Herpes Infection: Clinical Summary (pdf file)
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    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

52. Archived: Final Evidence Review: Ovarian Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-review78/ovarian-cancer-screening-2012
    April 15, 2012 - Of the 28,803 women with baseline CA-125 tests performed, 402 had abnormal results (1.4 percent) and … In the subset of women with abnormal results on both tests, 34 (0.1 percent) underwent 27 biopsies and … The PPV for the combined tests was 26.5 percent for any neoplasm and 23.5 percent for invasive cancer … Most women (33 of 36) with abnormal results on one or both tests repeated one or both tests over the … The higher positive-screen rate in the Rufford study for both screening tests could reflect the fact

53. Screening for Ovarian Cancer: Evidence Update for the USPTF Reaffirmation Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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    April 01, 2012 - New evidence on the combination of ultrasonography and cancer antigen-125 blood tests for screening … Of the 28,803 women with baseline CA-125 tests performed, 402 had abnormal results (1.4 percent) and … In the subset of women with abnormal results on both tests, 34 (0.1 percent) underwent 27 biopsies … Most women (33 of 36) with abnormal results on one or both tests repeated one or both tests over the … The higher positive-screen rate in the Rufford study for both screening tests could reflect the fact

54. Thirteenth Annual Report to Congress on High-Priority Evidence Gaps for Clinical Preventive Services | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    January 01, 2023 - nationwide by making evidence-based recommendations about clinical preventive services such as screening tests … benefits and harms of a preventive service in people without signs or symptoms, including screening tests … For anxiety disorders, more research is needed on the benefits of screening tests that look for a specific … anxiety disorder vs. tests that look for several anxiety disorders. … For suicide risk, more research is needed on the effectiveness of screening tests and treatments.

55. Screening for Visual Impairment in Children Ages 1–5 Years: Update for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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    February 01, 2011 - Four studies evaluated visual acuity tests (Lea symbols and HOTV tests), 3 evaluated stereoacuity tests … Testability using common visual acuity tests, stereoacuity tests, photoscreening, and autorefractors … tests, tests of stereopsis, tests for strabismus, photoscreeners, autorefractors) ● Exclude studies … in primary care settings (eg, visual acuity tests, tests of stereopsis, tests for strabismus, photoscreeners … tests, tests of stereopsis, tests for strabismus, photoscreeners, autorefractors) ● Exclude studies

56. Archived: Evidence Summary: Colorectal Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/colorectal-cancer-screening-june-2016
    June 15, 2016 - or developing new tests. … Empirical evidence of design-related bias in studies of diagnostic tests. … Immunochemical faecal occult blood tests are superior to guaiac-based tests for the detection of colorectal … of all tests were rehydrated. … Sparse data on most individual tests limited comparisons.

57. Recommendation: Genital Herpes Infection: Serologic Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    February 14, 2023 - for genital herpes is limited by the low predictive value of the widely available serologic screening tests … , it is highly prevalent (≈48%), and serologic tests cannot determine the site of infection (oral or … anogenital) in persons who have not previously experienced symptoms. 1 , 6 Therefore, serologic tests … 1 , 22 Based on previous evidence, the USPSTF estimated that using the widely available serologic tests … Although serologic tests can detect the presence of HSV-1, seropositivity for HSV-1 does not indicate

58. Archived: Final Research Plan: Syphilis Infection in Nonpregnant Adults and Adolescents: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan95/syphilis-infection-in-nonpregnant-adults-and-adolescents-june-2016
    September 18, 2014 - methods that identify persons at increased risk for syphilis (Key Question 2), accuracy of screening tests … What is the accuracy of currently used screening tests and strategies (e.g., sequence of tests) for detecting … increased risk” and true disease status will be determined by the available studies KQ 3: FDA-approved tests … technique could be evaluated by comparing its sensitivity and specificity with that of MHA-TP and FTA-ABS tests … outcomes (e.g., laboratory studies) KQ 4: Harms related to true-positive and true-negative tests

59. Modeling Study: Cervical Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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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 … Tests per Life-Year Gained When the analysis was expressed in terms of tests (ie, cytology and hrHPV … Name b Cytology Tests HPV Tests Total Tests c No. of Colposcopies CIN 2 or 3 … Tests include the total number of screening tests over the lifetime of screening, including both routine

60. Screening for Syphilis Infection in Pregnancy: Clinical Summary (pdf file)
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    May 01, 2009 - Grade: A Screening Tests Nontreponemal tests commonly used for initial screening include … : • Venereal Disease Research Laboratory (VDRL) • Rapid Plasma Reagin (RPR) Confirmatory tests