Limitations of forehead infrared body temperature detection for fever screening for severe acute respiratory syndrome.
We investigated alternative measurement methodology for infrared body thermometry to increase accuracy for outdoor fever screening during the 2003 SARS epidemic. Our results indicate that the auditory meatus temperature is a superior alternative compared with the forehead body surface temperature due to its close approximation to the tympanic temperature.
Liu
Chuan-Chuan
CC
Department of Clinical Physiology, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
Chang
Ray-E
RE
Chang
Wen-Cheng
WC
D001831:Body Temperature; D004432:Ear, Middle; D004777:Environment; D005334:Fever / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005546:Forehead; D006801:Humans; D007259:Infrared Rays; D008403:Mass Screening; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D045169:Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013821:Thermometers