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Evaluation of an Infrared Thermal Detection System for Fever Recognition during the H1N1 Influenza Pandemic

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Angela L. Hewlett ,
Andre C. Kalil ,
Rahman A. Strum ,
Wesley G. Zeger  and
Philip W. Smith
Angela L. Hewlett*
Affiliation:
University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska
Andre C. Kalil
Affiliation:
University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska
Rahman A. Strum
Affiliation:
University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska
Wesley G. Zeger
Affiliation:
University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska
Philip W. Smith
Affiliation:
University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska
*
University of Nebraska Medical Center, 985400 Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198-5400 ([email protected])
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Infrared thermal detection systems (ITDSs) have been utilized in several countries to screen for fever in travelers. Since fever screening with an ITDS is rapid and noninvasive, this technology may be useful as an infection control measure in clinical settings during a pandemic.

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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 32 , Issue 5 , May 2011 , pp. 504 - 506
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Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2011

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