2022-08-02Zeitschriftenartikel
Assessing and improving the validity of COVID-19 autopsy studies - A multicentre approach to establish essential standards for immunohistochemical and ultrastructural analyses
Krasemann, Susanne; Dittmayer, Carsten; von Stillfried, Saskia; Meinhardt, Jenny; Heinrich, Fabian; Hartmann, Kristin; Pfefferle, Susanne; Thies, Edda; von Manitius, Regina; Aschman, Tom Alex David; Radke, Josefine; Osterloh, Anja; Schmid, Simone; Buhl, Eva Miriam; Ihlow, Jana; Dubois, Frank; Arnhold, Viktor; Elezkurtaj, Sefer; Horst, David; Hocke, Andreas; Glatzel, Markus
Background
Autopsy studies have provided valuable insights into the pathophysiology of COVID-19. Controversies remain about whether the clinical presentation is due to direct organ damage by SARS-CoV-2 or secondary ...