title: A comparative study of infrared tympanic thermometry and rectal mercury thermometry.
abstract: In this study we compared infrared tympanic thermometry with rectal mercury thermometry and digital rectal thermometry in patients admitted to a medical department. We found that infrared tympanic thermometry has a low sensitivity for detecting fever. Digital rectal thermometry is a good alternative to rectal mercury thermometry.
authors.affiliation: Medical Department, Harstad Hospital, Norway.
authors.forename: P C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Valle
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Kildahl-Andersen
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Steinvoll
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001831:Body Temperature; D004432:Ear, Middle / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D015588:Observer Variation; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012007:Rectum / Q000502:physiology; D013817:Thermography / Q000379:methods*