Title
Detection of Mycobacterium leprae by PCR testing of sputa from a patient with pulmonary cryptococcus coinfection in northern Australia.
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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.
Publication information
J Clin Microbiol . 2014 Oct;52(10):3811-2. doi: 10.1128/JCM.01060-14. Epub 2014 Jul 23.
Date Issued
2014-10-01
Type
Journal Article
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