TY - JOUR T1 - Comparison between rectal and infrared skin temperature in the newborn JF - Archives of Disease in Childhood - Fetal and Neonatal Edition JO - Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed SP - F55 LP - F57 DO - 10.1136/adc.2006.114314 VL - 93 IS - 1 AU - Mario De Curtis AU - Flaminia Calzolari AU - Alessandra Marciano AU - Viviana Cardilli AU - Gianvincenzo Barba Y1 - 2008/01/01 UR - http://fn.bmj.com/content/93/1/F55.abstract N2 - The reliability of measurement of body temperature using a new infrared skin thermometer was evaluated in 107 newborns. The use of the device was associated with low operator-related variability and acceptable limits of agreement with the temperature measured with a rectal mercury thermometer. Use of the infrared skin thermometer is a comfortable and reliable way of measurement of body temperature in newborns. ER -