Real-World Evidence: The Low Validity of Temperature Screening for COVID-19 Triage

Real-World Evidence: The Low Validity of Temperature Screening for COVID-19 Triage

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic forced health-related organizations to rapidly launch country-wide procedures that were easy to use and inexpensive. Body temperature measurement with non-contact infrared thermometers (NCITs) is among the most common procedures, both in hospital settings and in man...

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Main Authors: Bogdan C. Pană, Henrique Lopes, Florentina Furtunescu, Diogo Franco, Anca Rapcea, Mihai Stanca, Alina Tănase, Anca Coliţă
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Public Health
Subjects:
triage
screening
non-contact temperature measurement
COVID-19
SARS-CoV-2
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2021.672698/full

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