Prevalence of HCV, HBV, and HIV Seropositivity among Cadavers Referred to Autopsy Hall of Legal Medicine Bureau of Tehran, Iran

A large number of dead bodies are referred to forensic autopsy halls for medicolegal examination. They can be a source of transmission of infectious diseases through direct contact or autopsy tools. The main aim of this study was to estimate the virus infection rates in the dead bodies. One thousand...

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Main Authors: Jaber Gharehdaghi, Mohammad Hassan Abedi Khorasgani, Mohammad Hassan Ghadiani, Amir Mohammad Kazemifar, Hassan Solhi, Sadra Solhi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2017-01-01
Series:Advances in Preventive Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/2043840