Postmortem viability of the human immunodeficiency virus
- 1 March 1991
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in International journal of legal medicine
- Vol. 104 (2) , 109-110
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf01626041
Abstract
Summary 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.Keywords
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