title: Neisseria meningitides Can Survive in Corpses for At Least Eleven Days.
authors.affiliation: Department of Public Health, Experimental and Forensic Medicine, University of Pavia Pavia, Italy.
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Osculati
authors.affiliation: Department of Public Health, Experimental and Forensic Medicine, University of Pavia Pavia, Italy.
authors.forename: Silvia D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Visonà
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Microbiology, ASST-Settelaghi, University of Insubria Varese, Italy.
authors.forename: Alberto
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Colombo
authors.affiliation: Department of Biotechnology and Life Sciences, University of Insubria Varese, Italy.
authors.forename: Petra
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Basso
authors.affiliation: Service of Legal Medicine of Canton Ticino Bellinzona, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Luisa
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Andrello
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Microbiology, ASST-Settelaghi, University of Insubria Varese, Italy.
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Toniolo
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001344:Autopsy; D002102:Cadaver; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008589:Meningococcal Infections / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000635:transmission; D009345:Neisseria meningitidis / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000502:physiology
keywords: Neisseria meningitidis; forensic autopsy; infectious disease transmission; meningococcal sepsis; survival