If you experience a rare but serious side effects, stop taking meropenem and seek emergency medical attention or contact your doctor immediately: 1  allergic reaction (difficulty breathing; closing of the throat; swelling of the lips, tongue, or face; or hives) 2  seizures; 3  severe or watery diarrhea;  a skin rash;
You can take a temperature using the mouth (oral), anus (rectal), armpit (axillary), or ear (tympanic). But the temperature readings vary depending on which one you use, and you need an accurate body temperature to determine if a fever is present.Medical research hasn't determined an exact correlation between oral, rectal, ear, armpit, and forehead temperature measurements.
Other Types of Thermometers. 1  Temperature strips: although not exactly a thermometer, temperature strips still measure the bodyâs temperature due to liquid crystals that react to heat. 2  It is usually placed against the forehead and changes color, which can be matched to a provided chart to estimate a personâs temperature. The most accurate way to measure an infantâs temperature is rectally with a digital thermometer. 2  Measuring body temperature through the armpit is probably the most inaccurate, in comparison to oral or rectal measurements.