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Individuals 5 years or older with respiratory symptoms and at least 2 distinct respiratory signs or symptoms were eligible. A total of 459 individuals were screened.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>Exposures<\/jats:title>Participants provided their medical history and underwent a clinical examination and lung ultrasonography performed by a clinician, followed by a lung ultrasonography performed by an expert sonographer, and finally chest radiography and a final evaluation performed by a senior physician. Other tests, such as echocardiography and Mycobacterium tuberculosis<\/jats:italic> testing, were conducted on the decision of the physician. 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Between clinicians and senior physicians, median (range) agreement of diagnoses was 89% (55%-90%), with \u03ba ranging from \u22120.008 to 0.76. Between clinicians and senior physicians, diagnosis agreements were 85% (\u03ba, 0.69) for heart failure, 78% (\u03ba, 0.57) for definite or probable tuberculosis, 50% (\u03ba, 0.002) for viral pneumonia, and 56% (\u03ba, 0.06) for bacterial pneumonia.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>Conclusions and Relevance<\/jats:title>In this cross-sectional study, the agreement of ultrasonographic findings between clinicians and sonographers was mostly substantial. Between clinicians and senior physicians, agreement was substantial in the diagnosis of heart failure, moderate in the diagnosis of tuberculosis, but slight in the diagnosis of pneumonia. 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