The use of a rapid diagnostic test to determine malaria as a cause of death.
In a world of growing international travel, deaths due to imported infections, such as malaria, occasionally occur and can present diagnostic dilemmas. This report describes the novel use of a diagnostic test for a tropical disease in the postmortem examination of the cause of death.
Chappuis
François
F
Division of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Geneva University Hospital, Geneva, Switzerland.
Loutan
Louis
L
Samii
Kaveh
K
Rougemont
Anne-Laure
AL
D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D001344:Autopsy; D006801:Humans; D007159:Immunologic Tests / Q000379:methods; D008270:Madagascar; D008288:Malaria / Q000097:blood* / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D010963:Plasmodium falciparum / Q000302:isolation & purification; D013557:Switzerland; D014195:Travel