ReviewJournal of clinical microbiology2014
The value of postmortem microbiology cultures.
Review in Journal of clinical microbiology, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 23 papers.
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23 citing papers in PubMed, 83 citations in OpenAlex.
- Evaluation of a virulence gene repertoire as a means to investigate the role in the causal pathway to death of Escherichia coli isolated from postmortem specimens, northern Tanzania.American journal of clinical pathology · 2026Article
- Capnocytophaga canimorsus: meningitis and Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome in an immunocompetent patient.Forensic science, medicine, and pathology · 2026Article
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- Postmortem Microbiology in Forensic Diagnostics: Interpretation of Infectious Causes of Death and Emerging Applications.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Epidemiological, pathological and microbiological investigation of neonatal lamb mortality in the region of Constantine, Algeria.Veterinary record open · 2025Article
- Postmortem microbiological sampling: a prospective ESGFOR-supported study on relevance, timing, and site selection.Virchows Archiv : an international journal of pathology · 2025Article
- Forensic Microbiology: When, Where and How.Microorganisms · 2024Review
- Infective Endocarditis in an Intravenous Drug User Leading to Myocardial Rupture and Hemopericardium.Academic forensic pathology · 2023Article
- Environmental contamination of postmortem blood cultures detected by whole-genome sequencing surveillance.Infection control and hospital epidemiology · 2023Article
- The Future Is Now: Unraveling the Expanding Potential of Human (Necro)Microbiome in Forensic Investigations.Microorganisms · 2023Review
- The role of microorganisms in the biotransformation of psychoactive substances and its forensic relevance: a critical interdisciplinary review.Forensic sciences research · 2023Review
- Utility of postmortem bacterial culture of abdominal organs at autopsy of young calves.Journal of veterinary diagnostic investigation : official publication of the American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians, Inc · 2023Article
- Identification of bacterial pathogens in sudden unexpected death in infancy and childhood using 16S rRNA gene sequencing.Frontiers in microbiology · 2023Article
- Postmortem Bacteriology in Forensic Autopsies-A Single Center Retrospective Study in Romania.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- COVID-19-Associated Mucormycosis, A New Incident in Recent Time: Is An Emerging Disease in The Near Future Impending?Avicenna journal of medicine · 2021Review
- Characterising Post-mortem Bacterial Translocation Under Clinical Conditions Using 16S rRNA Gene Sequencing in Two Animal Models.Frontiers in microbiology · 2021Article
- Significant variation in heart valve banking practice.European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology · 2019Article
- Validity of a minimally invasive autopsy for cause of death determination in maternal deaths in Mozambique: An observational study.PLoS medicine · 2017Observational
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- Fatal sepsis by Klebsiella pneumoniae in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus: the importance of postmortem microbiological examination for the ex post diagnosis of infection.International journal of legal medicine · 2015Article
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Abstract
Since the inception of evidence-based scientific concepts in medicine in the 19th century, the utility of postmortem microbiologic examinations has been a topic of controversy. For every study describing a lack of correlation between antemortem clinical and laboratory findings and postmortem culture results, there is equal evidence from other studies that indicates at least some limited utility in select cases. While the contributions of autopsies and postmortem microbiologic examinations in the discovery of novel infectious microorganisms are generally appreciated by the medical and scientific societies, the problems of implementing routine procedures in daily autopsy practice clearly relate to the lack of consensus on their broader utility as well as to a lack of regulatory guidelines. This review provides an overview of the literature-based evidence regarding the utility of postmortem microbiologic examinations together with some practical aspects and guidelines for those confronted with the issue of whether to allow or discourage the use of bacteriologic cultures obtained during autopsies.
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