peraturereadingavailablewithinseconds),safety,andeaseofuse.Theaimofthisstudywastocomparetheaccuracyofinfraredtympanicthermometersincomparisontomercurythermometersinmeasurementofbodytemperature.Methods:AxillaryandtympanictemperaturewasmeasuredsimultaneouslyinconsecutivepatientsusingmercuryglassandinfraredtympanicthermometersatOmdurmanHospital,SudanduringOctober.Results:Intotal,temperaturewasmeasuredinpatients,ofwhom(.)weremale.Themean(SD)patientageandweightwas.(.)yearsand.(.)kg.Therewasnosignificantdifferenceinmean(SD)temperaturemeasurementbetweenmercuryandinfraredtympanicmembranethermometers,.C(.)versus.C(.),P=.,respectively.Therewasasignificantpositivecorrelationbetweenaxillaryandtympanicbodytemperaturemeasurements(r=.,P<.).Themeandifferencebetweenthetworeadings(withlimitsofagreements)was-.(−.;.)C.Conclusion:Inthisstudy,tympanicmembranethermometryisasreliableandaccurateasaxillarymercuryglassthermometry.Thu