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Erschienen in: Journal of General Internal Medicine 11/2020

15.09.2020 | COVID-19 | Concise Research Report Zur Zeit gratis

Performance of Temporal Artery Temperature Measurement in Ruling Out Fever: Implications for COVID-19 Screening

verfasst von: Adrian D. Haimovich, MD, PhD, R. Andrew Taylor, MD, MHS, Harlan M. Krumholz, MD, SM, Arjun K. Venkatesh, MD, MBA, MHS

Erschienen in: Journal of General Internal Medicine | Ausgabe 11/2020

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Current CDC recommendations for mitigation of community COVID-19 transmission include temperature screening.1 Due to low cost and ease-of-use, temporal artery thermometers (TATs) applied to the forehead are widely employed to screen for fever, but prior literature has suggested poor sensitivity and high variability.2, 3 Published data are largely limited by small per-study sample sizes and a focus on pediatric, surgical, and intensive care settings that are not generalizable to real-world screening populations. …
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Zurück zum Zitat Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Implementation of Mitigation Strategies for Communities with Local COVID-19 Transmission. Published online March 10, 2020:10. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Implementation of Mitigation Strategies for Communities with Local COVID-19 Transmission. Published online March 10, 2020:10.
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Titel
Performance of Temporal Artery Temperature Measurement in Ruling Out Fever: Implications for COVID-19 Screening
verfasst von
Adrian D. Haimovich, MD, PhD
R. Andrew Taylor, MD, MHS
Harlan M. Krumholz, MD, SM
Arjun K. Venkatesh, MD, MBA, MHS
Publikationsdatum
15.09.2020
Verlag
Springer International Publishing
Schlagwort
COVID-19
Erschienen in
Journal of General Internal Medicine / Ausgabe 11/2020
Print ISSN: 0884-8734
Elektronische ISSN: 1525-1497
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-020-06205-2

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