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

• Main Authors: Bogdan C. Pană (Author), Henrique Lopes (Author), Florentina Furtunescu (Author), Diogo Franco (Author), Anca Rapcea (Author), Mihai Stanca (Author), Alina Tănase (Author), Anca Coliţă (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2021-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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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...