Detection of Mycobacterium leprae by PCR Testing of Sputa from a Patient with Pulmonary Cryptococcus Coinfection in Northern Australia
Edwards LJ., Price RN., Krause VL., Huffam SE., Globan M., Fyfe J., Hajkowicz KM.
ABSTRACT A case of fever, sepsis, and chest lesions evident on a computed tomography scan of an indigenous man in northern Australia following burns to the feet is described. Sputum PCR testing revealed Mycobacterium leprae , and a fine-needle aspirate of the chest lesions demonstrated Cryptococcus coinfection.