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Postmortem Bacteriology in Forensic Autopsies—A Single Center Retrospective Study in Romania
Postmortem bacteriology examinations have been a controversial topic over the years, though the value of postmortem bacteriology cultures remains promising. The aim of this study was to review the postmortem bacteriological sampling procedures and results in a single centre in Bucharest over a perio...
Autores principales: | , , , , |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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MDPI
2022
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9407211/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36010374 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics12082024 |
Sumario: | Postmortem bacteriology examinations have been a controversial topic over the years, though the value of postmortem bacteriology cultures remains promising. The aim of this study was to review the postmortem bacteriological sampling procedures and results in a single centre in Bucharest over a period of 10 years. Material and methods: The present study was a retrospective, single-center study, performed at the Mina Minovici National Institute of Legal Medicine in Bucharest, Romania, from 2011–2020. Results: Postmortem bacteriology was requested 630 forensic autopsies, 245 female (38.9%) and 385 male (61.1%), age range 0 and 94 years, median age of 52 years. Deaths occurred in hospital for 594 cases (94.3%) and out-of-hospital for 36 cases (5.7%—field case). Blood cultures were requested in the majority of cases, followed by tracheal swabs and lung tissue. In-hospital and out of hospital deaths did not differ significantly regarding the number of microorganisms identified in a positive blood culture. Postmortem bacteriology cultures of the respiratory tract showed a statistically significant association to microscopically confirmed lung infections. Conclusions Postmortem sampling for bacteriology testing in our center in Bucharest is heterogeneous with a high variation of patterns. A positive blood culture result for Staphylococcus species without the identification of a specific microorganism is more likely due to postmortem contamination. |
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