The inter-observer variation of chest radiograph reading in acute lower respiratory tract infection among children.

This study assessed the inter-observer agreement in the interpretation of several radiographic features in the chest radiographs (CXR) of 803 children aged 2-59 months with non-severe acute lower respiratory tract infection (ALRI). Inclusion criteria comprised: report of respiratory complaints, detection of lower respiratory findings, and presence of pulmonary infiltrate on the CXR taken on admission and read by the pediatrician on duty. Data on demographic and clinical findings on admission were collected from children included in a clinical trial on the use of amoxicillin (ClinicalTrials.