First utilization of BioFire FilmArray® Respiratory Panel 2 Plus in post-mortem diagnosis of Influenza A H1N1.

Post-mortem microbiology is an important tool in legal medicine and forensic pathology; this case report shows the importance of microbiological testing to establish the cause of death in infection suspected death. We refer a case of fatal Influenza A (H1N1) diagnosed only after dead with post-mortem microbiology tool. Introduction Post-mortem microbiology is an important tool in legal medicine and forensic pathology and might help determine the death cause and mode. Sudden unexpected death is one of the most important matters in forensic medicine; making a differential diagnosis between internal infection and other causes is crucial (1-4). In our case, the post-mortem microbiological diagnosis has been an essential tool for understanding the nature of the unexpected death and determine the disease aetiology by detecting H1N1 Influenza A virus. The main indications for its use are like a part of a standard protocol as sudden unexpected death or a clinically suspected but not confirmed ante-mortem infection (5,6). In Italy, forensic microbiology techniques are not included in the standard autopsy protocols. We report a case that shows the essential role of microbiological testing to establish the cause of death from suspected infection. We refer a case of fatal influenza A H1N1 virus diagnosed only after death with post-mortem microbiology tools. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]