Modern approach to infectious disease management using infrared thermal camera scanning for fever in healthcare settings.

Matthieu Bardou (1) , Piseth Seng (1) , Line Meddeb (1) , Jean Gaudart (2, 3) , Estelle Honnorat (1) , Andreas Stein (1)

1 SMIT - Service des Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales [Hôpital de la Conception]
2 SESSTIM - U912 INSERM - Aix Marseille Univ - IRD - Sciences Economiques et Sociales de la Santé & Traitement de l'Information Médicale
3 AMU - Aix Marseille Université

We conducted a prospective study to assess the value of the use of infrared thermal cameras in detecting fevers in both patients and healthcare workers between May 2015 and February 2016 in a university hospital center in Southern France.

Domaines: Ingénierie biomédicale; Maladies infectieuses

Matthieu Bardou, Piseth Seng, Line Meddeb, Jean Gaudart, Estelle Honnorat, et al.. Modern approach to infectious disease management using infrared thermal camera scanning for fever in healthcare settings.. Journal of Infection, 2016, ⟨10.1016/j.jinf.2016.08.017⟩. ⟨hal-01368611⟩