Comment on "A microbiological test for the diagnosis of death by drowningâ[euro] by A. Lucci and A. Cirnelli

By comparing drowning victims with a control group composed of subjects who died from causes unrelated to immersion, there is no proof that postmortem immersion of a body would not produce the same positive culture results by means including passive diffusion and/or contamination.

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Published inForensic science international Vol. 179; no. 2; p. e79
Main Authors Bollmann, Marc D, Woodford, Noel W.F
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Amsterdam Elsevier Limited 01.01.2008
Subjects
Forensic sciences
Infections
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Summary:By comparing drowning victims with a control group composed of subjects who died from causes unrelated to immersion, there is no proof that postmortem immersion of a body would not produce the same positive culture results by means including passive diffusion and/or contamination.
ISSN:1872-6283
DOI:10.1016/j.forsciint.2008.05.001