Document 0284
 DOCN  M9550284
 TI    HIV-infection in the autopsy material (Hamburg 1984-1989).
 DT    9505
 AU    Koops E; Lieske K; Puschel K; Janssen W; Institute of Forensic Medicine,
       University of Hamburg, Germany.
 SO    Acta Morphol Hung. 1992;40(1-4):103-11. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE
       MED/95149743
 AB    77 HIV-positive corpses were autopsied at the Institute of Forensic
       Medicine in Hamburg (in cooperation with the Bernhard-Nocht Institute)
       from August 1984 until September 31st, 1989. In the clinical autopsies
       (29 cases) the patients had always shown manifest AIDS symptoms, while
       90% of the HIV-infected forensic autopsy cases had no AIDS symptoms
       during their lives and mostly died from drug overdose. Authors describe
       the clinical autopsy findings (Kaposi sarcoma, infections caused by
       opportunistic pathogenics), serological AIDS screen-examinations, and
       the precautions applied during the autopsies. They also describe their
       own methods for the prevention of infection with reference to hygiene in
       the dissecting rooms.
 DE    Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/*EPIDEMIOLOGY/PATHOLOGY/  PREVENTION
       & CONTROL  Autopsy  AIDS-Related Opportunistic
       Infections/EPIDEMIOLOGY/*PATHOLOGY  Blotting, Western  Enzyme-Linked
       Immunosorbent Assay  Europe, Eastern  Fluorescent Antibody Technique
       Human  HIV Infections/*EPIDEMIOLOGY/PATHOLOGY/PREVENTION & CONTROL
       Prevalence  Retrospective Studies  JOURNAL ARTICLE

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