%0 Journal Article
%@ 0263-2241
%A Garcia-Souto, MDP
%A Dabnichki, P
%D 2018
%F discovery:10037684
%J Measurement
%K Child; fever; core temperature; skin temperature; sensor
%P 216-229
%T Non-invasive and wearable early fever detection system for young children
%U https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10037684/
%V 116
%X 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 ~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.
%Z This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions.