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Postmortem viability of the human immunodeficiency virus.

International journal of legal medicine ·Vol. 104 ·No. 2 ·1991-03-00 ·Pages 109-10

Püschel K, Mohsenian F, Laufs R, Polywka S, Ermer M

Abstract

In 1989 blood samples from 2581 fatalities investigated at the Institute of Forensic Medicine in Hamburg were screened for HIV-1-antibodies. Sera from 13 corpses were confirmed positive for HIV-1 (prevalence rate approx 0.5%).-Viable HIV was found in blood cultures of 4 cadavers stored under non-refrigerated conditions up to 36 hours after death.

MeSH Terms
Death, Sudden/pathology HIV Antibodies/analysis HIV Seropositivity/immunology,microbiology,pathology,transmission HIV-1/immunology,pathogenicity Humans Postmortem Changes Risk Factors Virulence Virus Cultivation
Chemicals
HIV Antibodies
Authors & Affiliations
5 authors, click to expand affiliations / ORCID
Püschel K
Institute of Forensic Medicine, University of Hamburg, Federal Republic of Germany.
Mohsenian F
Laufs R
Polywka S
Ermer M
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Article Info
Journal
International journal of legal medicine
Abbr.
Int J Legal Med
ISSN
0937-9827
DOI
10.1007/BF01626041
Published
1991-03-00
Pages
109-10
Language
English
Region
Germany
NLM ID
9101456
Subset
IM
External Links
PubMed source DOI: 10.1007/BF01626041 View journal details
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