RT Journal Article SR Electronic 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 FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health SP F55 OP F57 DO 10.1136/adc.2006.114314 VO 93 IS 1 A1 Mario De Curtis A1 Flaminia Calzolari A1 Alessandra Marciano A1 Viviana Cardilli A1 Gianvincenzo Barba YR 2008 UL http://fn.bmj.com/content/93/1/F55.abstract AB 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.