Figure 1
From: Postmortem Interval and Diagnostic Performance of the Autopsy Methods
Relationship between the estimated rates of microorganisms identified and the postmortem interval. Microorganisms classified as contaminants are shown in (A,B) and the microorganisms considered as associated with true infections in (C,D). The estimations for the conventional cultures are shown in graphics (A,C) and those of the molecular tests in graphics (B,D). For the molecular tests, the graphics include the estimations for the minimally invasive autopsy (MIA, in green) and the complete diagnostic autopsy (CDA, in blue).
