@article{discovery10037684, journal = {Measurement}, year = {2018}, title = {Non-invasive and wearable early fever detection system for young children}, pages = {216--229}, note = {This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher's terms and conditions.}, volume = {116}, month = {February}, issn = {0263-2241}, abstract = {Fever in young children is taken seriously by healthcare professionals as it indicates an underlying infection which can be life-threatening. Core body temperature can be accurately measured using traditional techniques, but these are not suitable for non-invasive monitoring during normal life. This study investigates the possibility of fever monitoring in children under 2 years of age in a non-clinical setting based on various local skin temperatures. Various system designs are presented, i.e. single vs multi-sensor systems, and a set of sensors either localized or distributed across the body. The probability of positive fever identification on feverish children ranges from {\texttt{\char126}}40\% to 77\% using 1 and 5 sensors respectively, while the detected false positives are a 10\%. We conclude that a continuous and non-invasive fever monitoring in children under 2 years is possible by the propose method, providing a suitable solution for early fever detection and alert.}, author = {Garcia-Souto, MDP and Dabnichki, P}, url = {http://doi.org/10.1016/j.measurement.2017.08.025}, keywords = {Child; fever; core temperature; skin temperature; sensor} }