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81. Archived: Final Research Plan: Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan142/obstructive-sleep-apnea-in-adults-screening-january-2017
    October 30, 2014 - are more or less likely to have OSA (key question 2) and the accuracy and reliability of diagnostic tests … What is the accuracy and reliability of diagnostic tests for OSA? 3b. … Does the accuracy and reliability of diagnostic tests for OSA differ for subgroups defined by age, sex … validated KQ 3: Good-quality, recent (within 5 years) systematic reviews comparing diagnostic tests … The USPSTF received comments related to the population, screening and diagnostic tests, outcomes, and

82. Archived: Final Research Plan: Carotid Artery Stenosis: Screening, December 2007 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan36/carotid-artery-stenosis-screening-december-2007
    January 23, 2014 - The accuracy and reliability of screening tests (with or without confirmatory tests) will be assessed … Studies that use a single screening test as well as multiple tests in series (e.g., ultrasonography followed … KQ 3 (diagnostic accuracy and reliability of screening tests): Sensitivity and specificity. … KQ 7 (harms of screening or confirmatory tests): False-positives leading to unnecessary treatment, nonfatal … KQ 3: Systematic reviews that compare screening tests (ultrasonography, MRA, or CTA) with angiography

83. Archived: Final Research Plan: Carotid Artery Stenosis: Screening, December 2007 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/ResearchPlanFinal/carotid-artery-stenosis-screening-december-2007
    January 23, 2014 - The accuracy and reliability of screening tests (with or without confirmatory tests) will be assessed … Studies that use a single screening test as well as multiple tests in series (e.g., ultrasonography followed … KQ 3 (diagnostic accuracy and reliability of screening tests): Sensitivity and specificity. … KQ 7 (harms of screening or confirmatory tests): False-positives leading to unnecessary treatment, nonfatal … KQ 3: Systematic reviews that compare screening tests (ultrasonography, MRA, or CTA) with angiography

84. Archived: Syphilis Infection in Pregnancy: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/syphilis-infection-in-pregnancy-screening-2009
    May 15, 2009 - Grade: A Screening Tests Nontreponemal tests commonly used for initial screening include: … Venereal Disease Research Laboratory (VDRL) Rapid Plasma Reagin (RPR) Confirmatory tests include … Detection There is adequate evidence that screening tests can accurately detect syphilis infection. … Screening Tests Nontreponemal tests commonly used for initial screening are the Venereal Disease Research … Follow-up serologic tests should be obtained after treatment to document decline in titers.

85. 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.

86. Archived: Chlamydial Infection (Including Ocular Prophylaxis in Newborns): Screening, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/chlamydial-infection-including-ocular-prophylaxis-screening-1996
    January 01, 1996 - and JAMA Link Archived Versions Burden of Suffering Accuracy of Screening Tests … Commercially available tests employ enzyme immunoassay (EIA), direct fluorescent antibody (DFA), DNA … Tests using ligase chain reaction (LCR) are awaiting Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval. 29 … Of these tests, EIA and DFA tests have been most widely evaluated, with reported sensitivities of 70- … As a result, independent confirmation of positive results from some nonculture tests may be necessary

87. Archived: Chlamydial Infection: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/chlamydial-infection-screening-2007
    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.

88. Archived: Dementia in Older Adults: Screening, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/dementia-older-adults-screening-1996
    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.

89. 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

90. Archived: Colorectal Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/colorectal-cancer-screening-june-2016
    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

91. 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

92. Fourth Annual Report to Congress on High-Priority Evidence Gaps for Clinical Preventive Services | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    November 01, 2015 - 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

93. 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

94. Archived: Screening: Evidence Summary: Gestational Diabetes Mellitus, Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/-screening-evidence-summary/gestational-diabetes-mellitus-screening-january-2014
    May 15, 2013 - Few data exist for screening tests before 24 weeks' gestation. … Sensitivity and specificity varied across the screening tests ( Appendix Figure 2 ). … Comparison of accuracy measures of two screening tests for gestational diabetes mellitus. … Comparison of two diagnostic tests for gestational diabetes in predicting macrosomia. … Variations in oral glucose tolerance tests: the 100- versus 75-g controversy.

95. Screening for Colorectal Cancer: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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    June 06, 2017 - ; and the test performance characteristics of these tests for detecting adenomatous polyps, advanced … Screening Tests The Table lists the various screening tests for colorectal cancer and notes potential … 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).

96. Procedure Manual Appendix X. Factors to Consider When Recommending Screening Intervals | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    July 01, 2017 - Whether prior negative or positive screening tests significantly affect the probability of future negative … or positive screening tests.

97. 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

98. Q Nxyq7Cwpbuwvt27Sq42 (pdf file)
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    July 01, 2013 - Screening Tests for Gestational Diabetes: A Systematic Review for the U.S. … Few data exist for screening tests before 24 weeks’ gestation. … Comparison of two diagnostic tests for gestational diabetes in predicting macrosomia. … Variations in oral glucose tolerance tests: the 100- versus 75-g controversy. … “Predictive Value of Tests”/ 26.

99. Screening for Syphilis Infection in Nonpregnant Adolescents and Adults: US Preventive Services Task Force Reaffirmation Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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    May 01, 2021 - Screening Tests Current syphilis screening tests rely on detection of antibodies rather than direct detection … Accuracy of Screening Tests and Risk Assessment Test accuracy can vary based on disease stage. … Sensitivity of preferred treponemal tests ranged from 82% to 100% across the spectrum of disease. … screen- ing tests in the Practice Considerations and Supporting Evidence sections. … Diagnostic tests for syphilis: new tests and new algorithms.

100. Recommendation: Syphilis Infection in Nonpregnant Adolescents and Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     September 27, 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 of preferred treponemal tests ranged from 82% to 100% across the spectrum of disease. … tests in the Practice Considerations and Supporting Evidence sections. … Diagnostic tests for syphilis: new tests and new algorithms.