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Collados-Ros, A., Pérez-Cárceles, M. D., & Legaz, I. (2021). Is There a Role for the Microbiome and Sudden Death? A Systematic Review. Life (Basel, Switzerland), 11(12), . https://doi.org/10.3390/life11121345
Collados-Ros, Aurelia, et al. "Is There a Role for the Microbiome and Sudden Death? A Systematic Review." Life (Basel, Switzerland) vol. 11,12 (2021). doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/life11121345
Collados-Ros A, Pérez-Cárceles MD, Legaz I. Is There a Role for the Microbiome and Sudden Death? A Systematic Review. Life (Basel). 2021 Dec 04;11(12). doi: 10.3390/life11121345. PMID: 34947876.
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Life (Basel). 2021 Dec 04;11(12). doi: 10.3390/life11121345.

Is There a Role for the Microbiome and Sudden Death? A Systematic Review.

Life (Basel, Switzerland)

Aurelia Collados-Ros, María D Pérez-Cárceles, Isabel Legaz

Affiliations

  1. Department of Legal and Forensic Medicine, Biomedical Research Institute (IMIB), Faculty of Medicine, Regional Campus of International Excellence "Campus Mare Nostrum", University of Murcia, E-30110 Murcia, Spain.

PMID: 34947876 DOI: 10.3390/life11121345

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Sudden unexpected death (SUD) is one of the most important and worthy investigation case profiles in emergency medicine and forensic pathology. Sudden unexpected deaths in adults (SUDA) are frequently caused by cardiac events, while infections usually cause those in infants younger than one year (SUDI), and to a lesser extent, in children older than one year (SUDC). However, in some instances of children under the age of one dying (SIDS), a cause is not discovered despite a thorough investigation that includes a review of clinical history, examination of the death scene, and a complete autopsy. Several studies demonstrate that the microbiome influences host immunity, alters susceptibility to viral respiratory infections, and has a vital role in various health, disease, and death outcomes. The main objective of this systematic review was to compile and offer a complete vision of the main lines of research on microbiome and sudden death that have emerged in recent years and their relationship with forensic sciences, as well as the possible contributions or limitations in the field of forensic sciences.

METHODS: Following PRISMA principles, a systematic evaluation of the microbiome and sudden death in forensic science was conducted. In this review, our study classified the sudden deaths as SUDA, SUDI, and SIDS.

RESULTS: The role of microbiome research in sudden death is discussed in this review. Various studies have linked the detection of different bacteria or viruses as a probable cause of sudden death. Bacteria analysed differ between studies that used autopsy specimens from deaths classified as SUDA, SUDI, and SIDS, or, except in the case of

CONCLUSIONS: Although the application of the microbiome in sudden death and other fields of forensic science is still in its early stages, a role of the microbiome in sudden deaths cannot be ruled out, but we cannot conclude that it is a significant factor either.

Keywords: forensic pathology; forensic sciences; legal medicine; microbiome; sudden death

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