Autopsies and Asymptomatic Patients During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Balancing Risk and Reward

Matteo Nioi; Pietro Emanuele Napoli; Maurizio Fossarello; Ernesto d'Aloja

doi:10.3389/fpubh.2020.595405

Autopsies and Asymptomatic Patients During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Balancing Risk and Reward

Front Public Health. 2020 Nov 9:8:595405. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2020.595405. eCollection 2020.

Authors

Matteo Nioi¹, Pietro Emanuele Napoli², Maurizio Fossarello², Ernesto d'Aloja¹

Affiliations

¹ Forensic Medicine Unit, Department of Clinical Sciences and Public Health, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy.
² Department of Surgical Science, Eye Clinic, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy.

No abstract available

Keywords: COVID-19 HCWs; COVID-19 autopsy; COVID-19 autopsy asymptomatic; COVID-19 pandemic; COVID-19 tests; SARS-CoV-2 cadaveric persistence; autopsy safety.

MeSH terms

Autopsy
COVID-19*
Humans
Pandemics*
Reward
SARS-CoV-2