ThermoSpots to Detect Hypothermia in Children with Severe Acute Malnutrition

Thomas B Mole, Neil Kennedy, Noel Ndoya and Alan Emond

PLOS ONE, 2012, vol. 7, issue 9, 1-6

Abstract: Introduction: Hypothermia is a risk factor for increased mortality in children with severe acute malnutrition (SAM). Yet frequent temperature measurement remains unfeasible in under-resourced units in developing countries. ThermoSpot is a continuous temperature monitoring sticker designed originally for neonates. When applied to skin, its liquid crystals are designed to turn black with hypothermia and remain green with normothermia. Aims: To (i) estimate the diagnostic accuracy of ThermoSpots for detecting WHO-defined hypothermia (core temperature

Date: 2012
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