%0 Journal Article
%T Autopsy Biosafety
%A Erin G. Brooks
%A Suzanne R. Utley-Bobak
%J Archive of "Academic Forensic Pathology".
%D 2018
%R 10.1177/1925362118782074
%X As invasive meningococcal disease progresses rapidly, often affects youth, and has a fairly high mortality rate, such cases are likely to fall under medical examiner/coroner (ME/C) jurisdiction. Morgue personnel may be at risk of contracting secondary meningococcal disease. We review the current scientific literature regarding Neisseria meningitidis infection and provide recommendations for the prevention of meningococcal disease at autopsy
%K Forensic pathology
%K Autopsy
%K Biosafety
%K Biohazards
%K Meningococcus
%K Meningitis
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6490128/