Post-mortem diagnosis of sepsis is often very difficult to make, especially in the elderly affected by multiple comorbidities. However, clinical evaluation following histology, immunohistochemistry, microbiological tests, immunoassays and proteomics can improve reliability of this post-mortem diagnosis.
Keywords: Forensic medicine; Immunoassays; Immunohistochemistry; Microbiological diagnosis; Pathological anatomy; Post-mortem diagnosis; Proteomics; Sepsis.