Experience on postmortem minimally invasive tissue sampling to ascertain the cause of death determination in South African children: A case for implementing as standard of care

Determining the death burden for prioritising public health interventions necessitates detailed data on the causal pathways to death. Postmortem minimally invasive tissue sampling (MITS), incorporating histology, molecular and microbial culture diagnostics, enhances cause-of-death attributi...

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Main Authors: J du Toit, K Storath, I Dunn, P Makekeng, M Moosa, K Mothibi, N Umuneza, C A Rees, D Blau, S Lala, Y Adam, S Velaphi, M Hale, P Swart, J Wadula, L Mothibi, A Wise, V Baba, P Jaglal, S Mahtab, S Madhi, Z Dangor
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: South African Medical Association 2024-02-01
Series:South African Medical Journal
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Online Access:https://samajournals.co.za/index.php/samj/article/view/1538