title: Infectious causes of death in the medical examiner's office.
abstract: Infectious deaths accounted for 228 (3.4%) of all autopsied cases in a US Medical Examiner's office. Most infectious deaths were rapid (ill <1 week) and pulmonary sources predominated. Drug users and the homeless were at high risk. Many patients failed to recognize how ill they were and missed opportunities for care.
authors.affiliation: From the *University of Central Florida; †District Nine Medical Examiner's Office; and ‡Infectious Disease Department, Orlando Health, Orlando, FL.
authors.forename: Lynda
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Jan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Garavaglia
authors.forename: Mark R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Wallace
mesh_terms: D003334:Coroners and Medical Examiners; D055030:Drug Users / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D005431:Florida / Q000453:epidemiology; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000401:mortality; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006703:Ill-Housed Persons / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D007239:Infections / Q000382:microbiology / Q000401:mortality* / Q000821:virology; D008297:Male; D017057:Medically Uninsured; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care; D044469:Racial Groups / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D017678:Sex Distribution; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology