Oral Temperature of Noninfected Hospitalized Patients

JAMA. 2021 May 11;325(18):1899-1901. doi: 10.1001/jama.2021.1541.

Abstract

This study describes oral temperatures in a large sample of nonsurgical inpatients without infections to inform evaluation of fever in the hospital.

Publication types

  • Multicenter Study

MeSH terms

  • Acetaminophen / administration & dosage
  • Age Factors
  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / administration & dosage
  • Antipyretics / administration & dosage
  • Body Temperature / physiology*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Inpatients*
  • Male
  • Mouth / physiology*
  • Reference Values
  • Sex Factors

Substances

  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal
  • Antipyretics
  • Acetaminophen