Post-mortem diagnosis of sepsis: when it’s too late
Vol. 172 No. 1 (2021), Letter
Vol. 172 No. 1 (2021)

Post-mortem diagnosis of sepsis: when it’s too late: doi: 10.7417/CT.2021.2284

Letter
Published 2020-12-21
G. Passaro
Gemelli IRCCS Research Hospital, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Rome
M. dell’Aquila
Department of Anatomical, Histological, Forensic and Orthopaedic Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome
A. De Filippis
Department of Anatomical, Histological, Forensic and Orthopaedic Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome
A. Baronti
Department of Surgical Pathology, Medical, Molecular and Critical Area, Institute of Legal Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
A. Costantino
Department of Surgical Pathology, Medical, Molecular and Critical Area, Institute of Legal Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
F. Iannaccone
Department of Surgical Pathology, Medical, Molecular and Critical Area, Institute of Legal Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
A. De Matteis
Department of Anatomical, Histological, Forensic and Orthopaedic Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome

Abstract

Post-mortem diagnosis of sepsis is often very difficult to make, especially in the elderly affected by multiple comorbidities. However, clinical evaluation following histology, immunohistochemistry, microbiological tests, immunoassays and proteomics can improve reliability of this post-mortem diagnosis.

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