Postmortem nasopharyngeal swabs performed during the COVID-19 infection: Analysis of preliminary clinical records by the genoa institute of legal medicine (North-West Italy)

COVID-19, the disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, is highly contagious. The persistence of the virus after infected individuals die remains unclear. This article reports the findings taken from postmortem nasopharyngeal swabs performed to investigate the presence of SARS-CoV-2 in the corpses tra...

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Main Authors: Martina Drommi, Rosario Barranco, Arianna Balbo, Stefano Errico, Francesca Maria Elena Frigiolini, Manuela Mangioni, Giulia Molinari, Alessandra Zappi, Patrizia Caligiuri, Francesco De Stefano, Francesco Ventura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2022-01-01
Series:Journal of Forensic Science and Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.jfsmonline.com/article.asp?issn=2349-5014;year=2022;volume=8;issue=1;spage=24;epage=31;aulast=Drommi