@article{25416, keywords = {Test, PCR, leprosy, Co-infection, Australia}, author = {Edwards L J and Price R N and Krause V L and Huffam S E and Globan M and Fyfe J and Hajkowicz K M}, title = {Detection of Mycobacterium leprae by PCR Testing of Sputa from a Patient with Pulmonary Cryptococcus Coinfection in Northern Australia}, 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. }, year = {2014}, journal = {Journal of Clinical Microbiology}, volume = {52}, pages = {3811 - 3812}, issn = {0095-1137}, doi = {10.1128/JCM.01060-14}, language = {eng}, }