A novel screening method for influenza patients using a newly developed non-contact screening system

Journal of Infection

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 271-277

  Matsui, Takemi ^a   Hakozaki, Yukiya ^b   Suzuki, Satoshi ^a   Usui, Takahiro ^a   Kato, Takehito ^a   Hasegawa, Kousuke ^a   Sugiyama, Youhei ^a   Sugamata, Masami ^a   Abe, Shigeto ^c  

^a TOKYO METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Japan Self Defense Forces Central Hospital   (Japan)

^c Ministry of Health Labour and Welfare   (Japan)

Author keywords

Heart rate; Infection; Microwave radar; Non contact; Pandemic influenza; Respiratory rate; Screening; Thermography

Indexed keywords

OSELTAMIVIR; ZANAMIVIR;

ADULT; ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; JAPAN; LASER DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONCONTACT SCREENING SYSTEM; PREDICTIVE VALUE; SCREENING TEST; SEASONAL INFLUENZA; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; THERMOGRAPHY; BREATHING RATE; EVALUATION; HEART RATE; INFLUENZA; MASS SCREENING; METHODOLOGY; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; TELECOMMUNICATION;

ADULT; BODY TEMPERATURE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; JAPAN; LASER-DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; MALE; MASS SCREENING; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RADAR; RESPIRATORY RATE; THERMOGRAPHY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77952568980     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: 15322742     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2010.01.005     Document Type: Article

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