PBS could improve the diagnostic yield by 20% when diagnosing pauci-bacillary PTB. In addition, about 8% of the patients could be diagnosed rapidly because of AFB smear microscopy positivity for PBS. Therefore, PBS use should be considered as a complementary diagnostic approach in patients with suspected pauci-bacillary PTB.
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