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  • Title: Tympanic thermometry in Nigerian children.
    Author: Akinyinka OO, Omokhodion SI, Olawuyi JF, Olumese PE, Brown BJ.
    Journal: Ann Trop Paediatr; 2001 Jun; 21(2):169-74. PubMed ID: 11471263.
    Abstract:
    Rectal and aural temperatures were recorded at the same time in 378 children aged < or = 60 months and were found to be similar across the various age groups, correlation coefficients (r) ranging from 0.61 to 0.91. The mean differences between rectal and aural temperatures varied between -0.06 and 0.25 degree C. Concordance between the two methods ranged from 88.9% to 98% across the temperature range. Tympanic thermometry is simpler, safer and quicker than rectal thermometry and these findings justify the use of aural thermometry in any busy clinical facility for children.
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