Volume 14, Number 8—August 2008
Dispatch
Cutaneous Infrared Thermometry for Detecting Febrile Patients
Pierre Hausfater*†
, Yan Zhao†‡, Stéphanie Defrenne*†, Pascale Bonnet*†, and Bruno Riou*†
, Yan Zhao†‡, Stéphanie Defrenne*†, Pascale Bonnet*†, and Bruno Riou*†
Table 2
Variables correlated with magnitude of the difference between cutaneous and tympanic temperature measurements*
| Variables | Coefficient of regression (95% confidence interval) |
|---|---|
| Tympanic temperature, °C | 0.27 (0.17 to 0.37) |
| Age, y | −0.012 (–0.015 to –0.009) |
| Outdoor temperature, °C | 0.04 (0.03 to 0.05) |
*p<0.001 for all comparisons.
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