GuidelinePathologica2020
Management of the corpse with suspect, probable or confirmed COVID-19 respiratory infection - Italian interim recommendations for personnel potentially exposed to material from corpses, including body fluids, in morgue structures and during autopsy practice.
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59 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Factors affecting management of corpses of the confirmed COVID-19 patients during pandemic: A systematic review.Journal of forensic and legal medicine · 2021Pooled it
- SARS-CoV-2 and the brain: A review of the current knowledge on neuropathology in COVID-19.Brain pathology (Zurich, Switzerland) · 2021Pooled it
- Autopsy findings in COVID-19-related deaths: a literature review.Forensic science, medicine, and pathology · 2021Pooled it
- Postmortem Findings Associated With SARS-CoV-2: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.The American journal of surgical pathology · 2021Pooled it
- A review of the main histopathological findings in coronavirus disease 2019.Human pathology · 2020Pooled it
- Autopsy practices for high-consequence infectious diseases: global guidelines, alternatives, and the BSL-4 gap.Emerging microbes & infections · 2026Review
- Clinical autopsy: methodological applications and scientific perspectives in post-mortem diagnostics.Pathologica · 2025Article
- Post-mortem Cardiac MRI in Sudden Cardiac Death: The Interesting Intertwining of Radiology and Histology to Diagnose Arrhythmic Death or Myocardial Infarction.Current medical imaging · 2025Article
- Infective SARS-CoV-2 in Skull Sawdust at Autopsy, Finland.Emerging infectious diseases · 2024Article
- A Standardized Protocol for the Safe Retrieval of Infectious Postmortem Human Brain for Studying Whole-Brain Pathology.The American journal of forensic medicine and pathology · 2023Article
- Management of post-mortem examination in SARS-CoV-19 infections.Pathologica · 2023Review
- Molecular Diagnosis of COVID-19 Sudden and Unexplained Deaths: The Insidious Face of the Pandemic.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Leading Pathogens Involved in Co-Infection and Super-Infection with COVID-19: Forensic Medicine Considerations after a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- A Survey on forensic odontologists' activity in Italy during the COVID-19 pandemic.Forensic science international · 2023Article
- Use of Post-Mortem Computed Tomography During the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Malaysian Experience.The Malaysian journal of medical sciences : MJMS · 2022Article
- Human DNA contamination of postmortem examination facilities: Impact of COVID-19 cleaning procedure.Journal of forensic sciences · 2022Article
- Nurses' experiences of accompanying patients dying during the COVID-19 pandemic: A qualitative descriptive study.Journal of advanced nursing · 2022Article
- Histopathological Features of SARS-CoV-2 in Extrapulmonary Organ Infection: A Systematic Review of Literature.Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
- Prevention of COVID-19 transmission from deceased subject: A critical point of view.Journal of global health · 2022Article
- Face masks to fight against COVID-19 pandemics: A comprehensive review of materials, design, technology and product development.Journal of industrial textiles · 2022Review
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Vittorio FineschiDepartment of Anatomical, Histological, Forensic and Orthopaedic Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy.
Anna AprileDepartment of Molecular Medicine, Legal Medicine, University of Padua, Italy.
Isabella AquilaInstitute of Legal Medicine, University "Magna Graecia" of Catanzaro, Italy.
Mauro ArcangeliDepartment of Clinical Medicine, Public Health, Life and Environmental Sciences, University of L'Aquila, Italy.
Alessio AsmundoDepartmental section of Legal Medicine "G. Martino", University of Messina, Italy.
Mauro BacciForensic and Sports Medicine Section, Department of Surgery and Biomedical Science, University of Perugia, Italy.
Mariano CingolaniSection of Legal Medicine, University of Macerata, Italy.
Luigi CipolloniDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Section of Forensic Pathology, University of Foggia, Ospedale Colonnello D'Avanzo, Foggia, Italy.
Stefano D'ErricoDepartment of Legal Medicine, University of Trieste, Italy.
Ilaria De CasamassimiDepartment of Anatomical, Histological, Forensic and Orthopaedic Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy.
Giulio Di MizioInstitute of Legal Medicine, University "Magna Graecia" of Catanzaro, Italy.
Marco Di PaoloDepartment of Surgical Pathology, Medical, Molecular and Critical Area, University of Pisa, Italy.
Martina FocardiDepartment of Health Sciences, Section of Forensic Medicine, University of Florence, Italy.
Paola FratiDepartment of Anatomical, Histological, Forensic and Orthopaedic Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy.
Mario GabbrielliDepartment of Medicine, Surgery and Neuroscience, Santa Maria alle Scotte University Hospital of Siena, Italy.
Raffaele La RussaDepartment of Anatomical, Histological, Forensic and Orthopaedic Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy.
Aniello MaieseDepartment of Surgical Pathology, Medical, Molecular and Critical Area, University of Pisa, Italy.
Federico ManettiDepartment of Anatomical, Histological, Forensic and Orthopaedic Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy.
Massimo MartelloniDepartment of Legal Medicine, Azienda USL Toscana Nordovest, Lucca, Italy.
Elena MazzeoDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, Legal Medicine, University of Sassari, Italy.
Angelo MontanaDepartment of Medical Science, Surgical Science and advanced Technologies "G.F, Ingrassia", University of Catania, Italy.
Margherita NeriDepartment of Morphology, Surgery and Experimental Medicine, Section of Legal Medicine and LTTA Centre, University of Ferrara, Italy.
Martina PadovanoDepartment of Anatomical, Histological, Forensic and Orthopaedic Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy.
Vilma PinchiDepartment of Health Sciences, University of Florence, Italy.
Cristoforo PomaraDepartment of Medical Science, Surgical Science and advanced Technologies "G.F, Ingrassia", University of Catania, Italy.
Pietrantonio RicciInstitute of Legal Medicine, University "Magna Graecia" of Catanzaro, Italy.
Monica SalernoDepartment of Medical Science, Surgical Science and advanced Technologies "G.F, Ingrassia", University of Catania, Italy.
Alessandro SanturroDepartment of Anatomical, Histological, Forensic and Orthopaedic Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy.
Matteo ScopettiDepartment of Anatomical, Histological, Forensic and Orthopaedic Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy.
Roberto TestiASL "Città di Torino", Regional Center for Prion Diseases (DOMP), Turin, Italy.
Emanuela TurillazziDepartment of Surgical Pathology, Medical, Molecular and Critical Area, University of Pisa, Italy.
Giuseppe VacchianoDepartment of Law, Economics, Management and Quantitative Methods, University of Sannio, Benevento, Italy.
Scientific Society of Hospital Legal Medicine of the National Health System (COMLAS)
Filippo CrivelliSCA Anatomia Patologica, ASST Valle Olona, Busto Arsizio, Italy.
Emanuela BonoldiSC Anatomia Istologia Patologica e Citogenetica, Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda Milan, Italy.
Fabio FacchettiUOC di Anatomia Patologica, ASST Spedali Civili di Brescia, Italy.
Manuela NebuloniAnatomia Patologica, ASST-FBF-Sacco, Dibic, UNIMI, Italy.
Anna SapinoSC Anatomia Patologica FPO-IRCCS, Candiolo (Turin), Italy.
Italian Society of Anatomical Pathology and Cytology (SIAPEC)
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