Accuracy of the primary care chest X-rays interpretation in children, hospitalized for acute respiratory infection

Conclusion: Clinicians diagnosing LRTI, based on the radiographic interpretation, especially in young children, should be aware of the substantial inter-observer variability. In the reported study the GRs extremely often report interstitial infiltrates that were rejected by the PR. That could lead to unnecessary antibiotic prescriptions.

Source: European Respiratory Journal - December 6, 2017 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Lazova, S., Tsocheva, I., Parina, S., Elencheva, E., Perenovska, P. Tags: Paediatric Respiratory Infection and Immunology Source Type: research