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301. Archived: Asymptomatic Bacteriuria in Adults: Screening, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     January 01, 1996 - Advances in the treatment of urinary infections. … Therapy vs. no therapy for bacteriuria in elderly ambulatory nonhospitalized women. … Prospective, randomized comparison of therapy and no therapy for asymptomatic bacteriuria in institutionalized … Controlled trial of therapy in covert bacteriuria in childhood. … V: The clinical course and response to treatment.

302. Screening for Syphilis Infection in Nonpregnant Adults: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     June 07, 2016 - Benefits of Early Detection and Treatment The USPSTF found convincing evidence that treatment with anti … headache, myalgia, and other symptoms), which may occur within the first 24 hours after any syphilis therapy … Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs): treatment. … Sexually transmitted diseases treatment guidelines, 2015. … Therapy for incubating syphilis: effectiveness of gonorrhea treatment.

303. Archived: Speech and Language Delay and Disorders in Children Age 5 and Younger: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     July 07, 2015 - can include speech-language therapy sessions and assistive technology (if indicated). … Speech-language therapy may take place in various settings, such as speech and language specialty clinics … Therapy may be administered on an individual basis and/or in groups, and may be child-centered and/or … , treatment type, and treatment duration, is needed. … Studies of treatment and/or intervention outcomes were not restricted by age at treatment but focused

304. Overview of Prostate Cancer Screening Decision Models: A Contextual Review for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2018 - start or stop screening, interval length between PSA testing, PSA thresholds to guide biopsy, and treatments … number of sources, including the ERSPC trial, cost-effective analyses for various prostate cancer treatments … a predisposition to more aggressive cancers (and thus help personalize surveillance strategies or treatments … shorter interval of PSA screening if the cancer is more likely to progress faster, and assuming that treatments … Primary treatments for clinically localised prostate cancer: a comprehensive lifetime cost-utility analysis

305. Screening for Syphilis Infection in Pregnancy: Clinical Summary (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2009 - Interventions The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends treatment with parenteral … Consult the CDC for the most up-to-date recommendations: http://ww.cdc.gov/std/treatment/ Relevant … http://ww.cdc.gov/std/treatment/ http://www.preventiveservices.ahrq.gov/ http://www.preventiveservices.ahrq.gov

306. Procedure Manual Appendix XI. Tool to Assess Adequacy and Certainty of Evidence for a Task Force Recommendation | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     July 01, 2017 - Does early treatment of this screen-detected disorder improve outcomes compared to later treatment? … What are the harms of early treatment for this disorder?

307. Screening for Syphilis Infection in Pregnant Women: USPSTF Reaffirmation Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     November 30, 2017 - Grade: A Risk Assessment Screening Tests Relevant USPSTF Recommendations Treatments and Interventions … Studies on treatment options besides penicillin could also be helpful. … myalgia, and other symp- toms), which may occur within the first 24 hours after any type of syphilis therapy … Sexually Transmitted Diseases Treatment Guidelines, 2015. … CDC website. https://www.cdc.gov/std/treatment/. Updated November 30, 2017.

308. Archived: Obesity in Children and Adolescents: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     January 15, 2010 - Limited evidence suggests that these improvements can be sustained over the year after treatment. … Multicomponent behavioral interventions and interventions that combined behavioral and pharmacologic treatments … Surgical treatments, which are reserved for morbidly obese patients who are identified without the need … Combined Pharmacologic and Behavioral Interventions Seven trials combined pharmacologic treatments … Obesity evaluation and treatment: Expert Committee recommendations. Pediatrics 1998;102(3).

309. Recommendation: Chlamydia and Gonorrhea: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     September 14, 2021 - Treatment or Interventions Chlamydial and gonococcal infections respond to treatment with antibiotics … on anatomical site–specific testing. 19 , 32 , 33 Because the USPSTF had previously determined that treatments … for these infections are effective and well established, this review did not include a review of treatments … substantial prevalence of asymptomatic infection, the availability of accurate screening tests and effective treatments … Accurate screening tests and effective antibiotic treatments are available for chlamydia and gonorrhea

310. Screening for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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     April 05, 2016 - benefit in all-cause mortality, but a decrease in annual rates of exacerbations with pharmacologic treatments … For the treatment questions, the search included treatment ef- ficacy literature for the following COPD … 7 What are the adverse effects of COPD treatments in this population? … KQ8: What are the adverse effects of COPD treatments in this population? … Tiotropium in patients with moderate COPD naive to maintenance therapy: a randomised placebo-controlled

311. Draft Research Plan: Enhanced Risk Assessment for Cardiovascular Disease: Coronary Artery Calcium Scoring | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     April 25, 2024 - Does treatment guided by coronary artery calcium scoring or the ankle brachial index lead to improved … What are the harms of treatment guided by coronary artery calcium scoring or the ankle brachial index … We will also analyze benefits and harms of treatment interventions by specific populations to the extent … e.g., PREVENT, PCE, FRS) Usual care or no screening (KQs 1, 3 only) KQs 4, 5: Usual care, no treatment … levels, blood pressure) Decision-making outcomes (e.g., prescribing and adherence to preventive CVD treatments

312. Screening for Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Adults: Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2017 - Trials of CPAP and other treatments have not established whether treatment reduces mortality or improves … Trials of CPAP and other treatments have not established whether treatment reduces mortality or improves … Comparison of therapeutic and subtherapeutic nasal continuous positive airway pressure for obstructive … Randomised prospective parallel trial of therapeutic versus subtherapeutic nasal continuous positive … Surgical vs conventional therapy for weight loss treatment of obstructive sleep apnea: a randomized controlled

313. Archived: Impaired Visual Acuity in Older Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     July 15, 2009 - Harms of Detection and Early Treatment There is adequate evidence that early treatment of refractive … is limited. 16 Two good-quality systematic reviews of photodynamic therapy found verteporfin to be … Effective treatments are available for uncorrected refractive error, cataracts, and AMD. … Clinical effectiveness and cost-utility of photodynamic therapy for wet age-related macular degeneration … Photodynamic therapy for neovascular age-related macular degeneration.

314. Final Research Plan: Cognitive Impairment in Older Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     June 12, 2025 - , included but not limited to: Amyloid-targeted therapies (lecanemab, donanemab) Acetylcholinesterase … Interventions aimed at behavioral and psychological symptom management of dementia (such as behavioral treatments … Vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants Herbal supplements Medical foods or fluids or nutrition therapy … (e.g., meal replacement therapy) Interventions aimed at primary prevention of cognitive impairment … We received a comment to consider including pharmacologic treatments for cardiometabolic conditions.

315. PII: S0749-3797(01)00266-5 (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2001 - 5 years of initiating therapy. … Drug therapy is usually more effective than diet alone, but choice of treatment should consider overall … Lipid- lowering treatments should be accompanied by inter- ventions addressing all modifiable risk factors … Long-term adherence to therapies should be emphasized. … Screen- ing could subject some low-risk people to the inconve- nience and expense of treatments that

316. Archived: Evidence Summary: Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/obstructive-sleep-apnea-in-adults-screening-january-2017
     January 24, 2017 - Trials of CPAP and other treatments have not established whether treatment reduces mortality or improves … Trials of CPAP and other treatments have not established whether treatment reduces mortality or improves … Comparison of therapeutic and subtherapeutic nasal continuous positive airway pressure for obstructive … Randomised prospective parallel trial of therapeutic versus subtherapeutic nasal continuous positive … Surgical vs conventional therapy for weight loss treatment of obstructive sleep apnea: a randomized controlled

317. Archived: Gonorrhea: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     May 15, 2005 - Potential harms of screening and treatment for gonorrhea include false-positive test results, anxiety … for chlamydia at the time of treatment for gonorrhea. … Antibiotic therapy is highly effective in eliminating urogenital  Neisseria gonorrhoeae  infections. … No study has directly examined the harms of screening or treatment for gonorrhea infection. … Harms of treatment include adverse drug-related effects.

318. Screening for Rh (D) Incompatibility: A Brief Evidence Update (pdf file)
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     November 01, 2004 - The author of this article is responsible for its contents, including any clinical or treatment recommendations … Have new treatment protocols been developed and tested to show improvement in health outcomes of Rh ( … We found no RCTs with direct evidence addressing new treatment protocols developed and tested to show … health outcomes of Rh (D) incompatibility. 4 and 5: Have new harms been identified for screening or treatment … no RCTs with direct evidence identifying either new or stronger harms associated with screening or treatment

319. PII: S0749-3797(01)00255-0 (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2001 - ● What are the adverse effects of diet or drug treatment? … What are the adverse effects of diet or drug treatment? … Effectiveness of Drug Therapy Effects of drug therapy on CHD events. … Drug therapy appears to have little effect on total mortality after 5 to 7 years of treatment in lower-risk … after 5 to 10 years of treatment; the incremental benefit from beginning therapy earlier is, therefore

320. Archived: Lipid Disorders in Children: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     July 15, 2007 - Efficacy of Treatment Treatment of childhood dyslipidemia has been shown to be effective in lowering … effects of drug, diet, exercise, and combination therapy in children and adolescents. 2 Lipid-lowering … Drug therapy of high-risk lipid abnormalities in children and adolescents: a scientific statement from … Efficacy and safety of cholestyramine therapy in peripubertal and prepubertal children with familial … Garlic extract therapy in children with hypercholesterolemia.