Implementation of lung ultrasonography by general practitioners for lower respiratory tract infections: a feasibility study.

Objective: To evaluate the feasibility of lung ultrasonography (LUS) performed by novice users' general practitioners (GPs) in diagnosing lower respiratory tract infections (LRTIs) in primary health care settings.

Design: A prospective interventional multicenter study (December 2019-March 2020).

Settings And Subjects: Patients aged >3 months, suspected of having LRTI consulting in three different general practices (GPs) (rural, semirural and urban) in France.