The value of autopsy bacteriology. A case report and review of techniques.
A case of fatal post-traumatic purulent meningitis is described. While no antemortem aetiological diagnosis was available, bacteriology yielded a pure and profuse culture of Streptococcus pneumoniae. The problem of postmortem microbial contamination is discussed and recommendations for appropriate autopsy techniques are presented.
D001344:Autopsy / Q000379:methods*; D001431:Bacteriological Techniques; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008586:Meningitis, Pneumococcal / Q000382:microbiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D013296:Streptococcus pneumoniae / Q000302:isolation & purification