The Concordance between the X Ray Image and Respiratory Pathology at Infants Younger than 3 Months Old

Abstract

In the medical literature there are issues when an X ray image by a radiologist and by a pediatrician. We wanted to evaluate the concordance between the X-ray image and lower tract respiratory infections of the new born and young infant (0,05). The alveolar pneumonia was more frequent in the infants from rural area than those from the urban one (p=0,01). Most patients with pneumonia were newborns (p=0.0002). The concordance between the x-ray image and the final diagnosis was 81,08% for the alveolar pneumonia, 93,6% for the non-alveolar pneumonia and only 7,14% for bronchiolitis.