Lewit E M, Marshall C L, Salzer J E
JAMA. 1982 Jan 15;247(3):321-5.
The Clinitemp Fever Detector (a registered trademark for the Clinitemp Co, Indianapolis) is a plastic strip thermometer designed to be placed on the forehead and to detect body temperature by changing color. In a sample of 613 patients, we evaluated the ability of the Clinitemp to detect fevers detected by traditional mercury/glass thermometers. When a Clinitemp reading of 37.8 degrees C (100 degrees F) was used to demark fever, the Clinitemp detected 34% of the clinically significant fevers detected by the mercury/glass thermometers. The sensitivity of the Clinitemp rose to .81 when a Clinitemp reading of 37.2 degrees C (99 degrees F) was used to demark fever. The accuracy of the Clinitemp was affected by variations in ambient air temperature. A reassessment of previously published evaluations of plastic strip thermometers suggest that our results are consistent with other experimental findings. We conclude that the Clinitemp is unacceptable as a substitute for the mercury/glass thermometer.
Clinitemp体温计（印第安纳波利斯市Clinitemp公司的注册商标）是一种塑料条式体温计，设计用于放置在前额，通过颜色变化检测体温。在613名患者的样本中，我们评估了Clinitemp体温计检测传统水银/玻璃体温计所检测到的发热情况的能力。当使用Clinitemp体温计读数37.8摄氏度（100华氏度）作为发热界限时，Clinitemp体温计检测到了水银/玻璃体温计所检测到的34%具有临床意义的发热情况。当使用Clinitemp体温计读数37.2摄氏度（99华氏度）作为发热界限时，Clinitemp体温计的灵敏度升至0.81。Clinitemp体温计的准确性受环境空气温度变化的影响。对先前发表的塑料条式体温计评估的重新审视表明，我们的结果与其他实验结果一致。我们得出结论，Clinitemp体温计不能作为水银/玻璃体温计的替代品。
