Validity of a Minimally Invasive Autopsy for Cause of Death Determination in Adults in Mozambique: An Observational Study.
Paola CastilloMiguel J MartínezEsperança UsseneDercio JordaoLucilia LovaneMamudo R IsmailCarla CarrilhoCesaltina LorenzoniFabiola FernandesRosa BeneAntonio E M PalharesLuiz FerreiraMarcus LacerdaInacio MandomandoJordi VilaJuan Carlos HurtadoKhátia MunguambeMaria MaixenchsAriadna SanzLlorenç QuintóEusebio MacetePedro AlonsoQuique BassatClara MenéndezJaume OrdiPublished in: PLoS medicine (2016)
A simple MIA procedure can identify the cause of death in many adult deaths in Mozambique. This tool could have a major role in improving the understanding and surveillance of causes of death in areas where infectious diseases are a common cause of mortality.