Forensic Challenges in Diagnosing Meningococcal Sepsis Postmortem

Uswa Zaib, Asiya Fazal, Farhat Sultana, Fariha Tariq, Wasiq Ahmed, Muhammad Anwar Sibtain Fazli

Forensic Challenges in Diagnosing Meningococcal Sepsis Postmortem

Authors

Uswa Zaib, Asiya Fazal, Farhat Sultana, Fariha Tariq, Wasiq Ahmed, Muhammad Anwar Sibtain Fazli

Keywords:

meningococcal sepsis; postmortem diagnosis; forensic microbiology.

Abstract

Neisseria meningitidis septicemia remains a critical cause of sudden death, yet postmortemdiagnosis is frequently obscured by nonspecific autopsy findings and postmortem bacterialovergrowth. In a retrospective case control forensic analysis of 25 suspected meningococcal sepsiscases, conventional cultures yielded confirmatory results in only

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Garland J, Tse R, Cala AD. Neisseria meningitidis isolated in postmortem vitreous humor in a death due to meningococcal sepsis. Am J Forensic Med Pathol. 2016;37(4):233–235. (PubMed)

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Published

2025-08-30

How to Cite

Uswa Zaib, Asiya Fazal, Farhat Sultana, Fariha Tariq, Wasiq Ahmed, Muhammad Anwar Sibtain Fazli. (2025). Forensic Challenges in Diagnosing Meningococcal Sepsis Postmortem . International Journal of Pharmacy Research & Technology (IJPRT), 15(2), 1737–1742. Retrieved from https://www.ijprt.org/index.php/pub/article/view/957