| Autor: |
Hausfater P; UPMC University Paris 06, Paris, France. pierre.hausfater@psl.aphp.fr, Zhao Y, Defrenne S, Bonnet P, Riou B |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Zdroj: |
Emerging infectious diseases [Emerg Infect Dis] 2008 Aug; Vol. 14 (8), pp. 1255-8. |
| DOI: |
10.3201/eid1408.080059 |
| Abstrakt: |
We assessed the accuracy of cutaneous infrared thermometry, which measures temperature on the forehead, for detecting patients with fever in patients admitted to an emergency department. Although negative predictive value was excellent (0.99), positive predictive value was low (0.10). Therefore, we question mass detection of febrile patients by using this method. |
| Databáze: |
MEDLINE |
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