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A member asked:

Doctor,my oral temperature is 99.5 f and under arm temperature is 97.1 f. which one i should consider.

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Oral temperature: Temperatures taken orally are more closely correlated with core body temperature than an axillary (under the arm). Rectal temperatures are more accurate, but this procedure is usually reserved for infants.

Answered 2/24/2016

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