The environment has effects on infrared temperature screening for COVID-19 infection

Infrared temperature measurement is a common form of mass screening for febrile illnesses such as COVID-19 infection. Efficacy of infrared monitoring is debated, and external factors can affect accuracy. We determine that outside temperature, wind, and humidity can affect infrared temperature measur...

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Autores principales: Spindel, Jeffrey F, Pokrywa, Stephen, Elder, Nathan, Smith, Clayton
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Published by Elsevier Inc. on behalf of Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc. 2021
Materias:
Brief Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8354813/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34389316
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajic.2021.08.002
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Sumario:Infrared temperature measurement is a common form of mass screening for febrile illnesses such as COVID-19 infection. Efficacy of infrared monitoring is debated, and external factors can affect accuracy. We determine that outside temperature, wind, and humidity can affect infrared temperature measurements and partially account for inaccurate results.

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