Virtual autopsy in SARS-CoV-2 breakthrough infection: a case report

Editorial: Children's health and safety: what we learned from the COVID-19 pandemic and future policy's perspective

“…The access to care of the patients and the safety of the health operators is a critical balance since both clinical and forensic practice hospital environment has different sources of infections, that represent critical hazards if the relatively long persistence of SARS-CoV-2 even on inanimate surfaces is considered. Safety protocols and screening tests of various kinds proved their effectiveness in different hospital contexts ( 4 , 5 ). Regarding the microbiological risk during the pandemic era, Song et al found that the transmission of SARS-CoV-2, and thus the infectivity of the virus, varied among different age groups of patients.…”

Postmortem lung and heart examination of COVID-19 patients in a case series from Jordan

“…In addition, autopsy examination can provide important clues to understand the mechanisms of SARS-CoV-2–induced organ damage and its underlying mechanisms [ 9 ]. Forensic examination is a central step in a multidisciplinary approach to determine the cause of death in medicolegal cases positive for COVID-19 [ 10 , 11 ]. Thus, autopsy examination is invaluable in resolving disputes in medicolegal cases with legal liability of health professionals in the context of COVID-19–related deaths, especially in the hospitals and nursing homes [ 12 , 13 ].…”

“…Thus, autopsy examination is invaluable in resolving disputes in medicolegal cases with legal liability of health professionals in the context of COVID-19–related deaths, especially in the hospitals and nursing homes [ 12 , 13 ]. The utility of autopsy examination has also been emphasized in cases of breakthrough infection post–COVID-19 vaccination [ 10 ]. In the absence of suitable precautionary measures, autopsy examination can be done using the minimally invasive approach, which can provide important clues to data on deaths attributed to COVID-19 [ 14 ].…”