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Abstract This work aims to assess the diagnostic yield of PCR in both pulmonary and pleural tuberculosis ,in comparison with the results of AFB (Acid Fast Bacilli) detection by direct smears in the following specimens : *pulmonary specimens : -Sputum .-Bronchoaveolar lavage . * Pleural specimens :-Pleural fluid . Histopathological examination of peural biopsy will be included in the study to compare its results with those of peural fluid smear and PCR,in patients with peural effusion . |