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Microbiology in minimally invasive autopsy: best techniques to detect infection. ESGFOR (ESCMID study group of forensic and post-mortem microbiology) guidelines
This manuscript aims to: 1) provide specific guidelines on PMM techniques in the setting of minimally invasive autopsy (MIA), both for pathologists...
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Potentials of post-mortem CT investigations during SARS-COV-2 pandemic: a narrative review
In December 2019, a new coronavirus, SARS-COV-2, caused a cluster of cases of pneumonia in China, and rapidly spread across the globe. It was...
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Comparison of conventional autopsy with post-mortem magnetic resonance, computed tomography in determining the cause of unexplained death
Conventional autopsy is the gold standard for identifying unexplained death but due to declines in referrals, there is an emerging role for...
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Microbiology and postmortem interval: a systematic review
This systematic review aims to learn if and how it is possible to use the human microbiome to indicate the time elapsed after death. Articles were...
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Diagnostic challenges and forensic implications in a case of infantile fatal myocarditis
We present the case of a 23-month-old child who died less than 24 h after the onset of cardiac symptoms, despite being admitted to the hospital 72 h...
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Characterization of histomorphological and microbiological changes in tooth pulp to assess post-mortem interval: an observational study
BackgroundThe rate of decomposition of the organs of the body has been widely studied by forensic pathology experts for the determination of time...
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Concordance between MITS and conventional autopsies for pathological and virological diagnoses
In pandemics or to further study highly contagious infectious diseases, new strategies are needed for the collection of post-mortem tissue samples to...
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A case of persistent severe sequelae of COVID-19 infection: potential role in sudden death?
Depending on the stage of the disease, autopsy findings of COVID-19 may include a spectrum of cardiopulmonary pathologies including alveolar hyaline...
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Pulmonary capillaritis as a cause of lethal diffuse alveolar hemorrhage
Lethal pulmonary hemoptysis is a common finding in forensic medicine. Since hemoptysis does not necessarily occur before death and its previous...
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The challenge of post-mortem GHB analysis: storage conditions and specimen types are both important
BackgroundFor the interpretation of concentrations of gamma-hydroxybutyrate (GHB) in post-mortem specimens, a possible increase due to post-mortem...
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Minimally invasive autopsies for the investigation of pulmonary pathology of COVID-19—experiences of a longitudinal series of 92 patients
Minimally invasive autopsies (MIAs) allow the collection of tissue samples for diagnostic and research purposes in special situations, e.g., when...
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Longitudinal study on background lesions in broiler breeder flocks and their progeny, and genomic characterisation of Escherichia coli
In broiler breeders, background mortality is rarely addressed, however, it represents the death of a vast number of birds, a constant productivity...
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Dismal prognosis of Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia in patients with multiple myeloma
Patients with multiple myeloma (MM) are at high risk for infections, including opportunistic infections such as Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia...
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Turnaround time data for Coronial autopsies – time to complete forensic post-mortem examination reports and influencing factors for Australia and New Zealand in 2015 and 2010
This study aimed to provide information regarding key performance indicators (KPIs) for forensic pathology in Australia and New Zealand, focusing on...
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Corynebacterium Pseudotuberculosis Infection in Goats VI.
Twelve kids, 5 1/2 months old, were inoculated intravenously with about 1 million colony forming units of a Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis strain...
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Mycobacterium chimaera: a report of 2 new cases and literature review
Mycobacterium chimaera is a non-tuberculous mycobacterium, member of the Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC), which has become a global public health...
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The handling of SARS-CoV-2 associated deaths - infectivity of the body
The body of a deceased with Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection is considered infectious. In this study, we...
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Proteomic differences in hippocampus and cortex of sudden unexplained death in childhood
Sudden unexplained death in childhood (SUDC) is death of a child over 1 year of age that is unexplained after review of clinical history,...
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The Use of Fa-Technique for Detecting Francisella Tularensis in Formalin Fixed Material
Tularemia is a highly infectious zoonosis, in Sweden usually occurring in the varying hare. The risk of human infections when diagnosing this disease...
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Corynebacterium Pseudotuberculosis Infection in Goats VII.
Six castrated male kids from 2 herds free from caseous lymphadenitis, were inoculated subcutaneously with about 1 million colony forming units of a...