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A thermometer’s probe cover or sheaf has a two-fold purpose:
Not all thermometers require a probe cover – non-contact infrared thermometers are an obvious example. There are also non-invasive, digital stick-style thermometers with a large, smooth probe designed for forehead and temple use that simply require cleaning with an alcohol wipe between patients.
However, once you enter the realms of “semi-invasive/invasive” thermometry with tympanic (ear), oral, rectal and axillary (armpit) models, then the use of probe covers becomes a necessity. Studies have identified thermometers as fomites for the transmission of rotavirus, oxacillin-resistant Staphylococcus haemolyticus, Clostridium, Enterobacter, Enterococcus and Klebsiella. That’s not a gang anyone wants to be playing with.
Thermometers typically come either with their own hands-free dispenser or use individually wrapped covers enabling the probe to be inserted directly into the sheaf without the user needing to touch it, thus further minimising opportunities for cross-contamination.
Probe covers will not affect the accuracy of the reading. However, if a thermometer has been calibrated for use with a probe cover and is then used without one, this could lead to readings in excess of the true body temperature.
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