Postmortem Diagnosis of Invasive Meningococcal Disease

Postmortem Diagnosis of Invasive Meningococcal Disease

We diagnosed invasive meningococcal disease by using immunohistochemical staining of embalmed tissue and PCR of vitreous humor from 2 men in New York City. Because vitreous humor is less subject than other body fluids to putrefaction, it is a good material for postmortem analysis.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Alison D. Ridpath, Tanya A. Halse, Kimberlee A. Musser, Danielle Wroblewski, Christopher D. Paddock, Wun-Ju Shieh, Melissa Pasquale-Styles, Irini Scordi-Bello, Paula E. Del Rosso, Don Weiss
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2014-03-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Neisseria meningitidis
New York City
polymerase chain reaction
PCR
bacteria
New York
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/20/3/13-1245_article

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