The importance of the postmortem interval for the diagnosis of Waterhouse–Friderichsen syndrome by Neisseria meningitidis in a series of forensic cases

The importance of the postmortem interval for the diagnosis of Waterhouse–Friderichsen syndrome by Neisseria meningitidis in a series of forensic cases

The effective value of microbiological post-mortem examinations stands as fundamental in forensic cases involving microbiology. We ran these analyses on five victims, who suddenly died after showing persistent fever. The examinations were conducted between 48 hours and 10 days after death, and adre...

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Main Authors: Guendalina Gentile, Alberto Amadasi, Paolo Bailo, Michele Boracchi, Francesca Maciocco, Matteo Marchesi, Riccardo Zoja
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of São Paulo 2019-07-01
Series:Autopsy and Case Reports
Subjects:
Autopsy
Forensic Microbiology
Waterhouse-Friderichsen Syndrome
Post-Mortem Interval
Online Access:http://www.revistas.usp.br/autopsy/article/view/160207

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