title: Postmortem diagnosis of invasive meningococcal disease.
abstract: We diagnosed invasive meningococcal disease by using immunohistochemical staining of embalmed tissue and PCR of vitreous humor from 2 men in New York City. Because vitreous humor is less subject than other body fluids to putrefaction, it is a good material for postmortem analysis.
authors.forename: Alison D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Ridpath
authors.forename: Tanya A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Halse
authors.forename: Kimberlee A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Musser
authors.forename: Danielle
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Wroblewski
authors.forename: Christopher D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Paddock
authors.forename: Wun-Ju
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Shieh
authors.forename: Melissa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pasquale-Styles
authors.forename: Irini
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Scordi-Bello
authors.forename: Paula E
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Del Rosso
authors.forename: Don
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Weiss
mesh_terms: D001344:Autopsy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008589:Meningococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology*; D009345:Neisseria meningitidis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D009519:New York City
keywords: Neisseria meningitidis; New York; New York City; PCR; bacteria; polymerase chain reaction