Postmortem viability of the human immunodeficiency virus
Autor: | Susanne Polywka, Klaus Püschel, F. Mohsenian, R. Laufs, Ermer M |
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Rok vydání: | 1991 |
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Zdroj: | International Journal of Legal Medicine. 104:109-110 |
ISSN: | 1437-1596 0937-9827 |
Popis: | 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. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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