Naslov
Microbial ethanol production in postmortem urine sample

Autori
Sutlović, Davorka ; Nestić, Marina ; Kovačić, Zdravko ; Gusić, Stjepan ; Mlinarek, Tajana ; Salamunić, Ilza ; Sardelić, Sanda

Izvornik
Medicine, science and the law (0025-8024) 53 (2013), 4; 240-243

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, stručni

Ključne riječi
post-mortem urine; ethanol; microbial ethanol production; ketoacidosis

Sažetak
We present a case in which post-mortem blood ethanol concentration was 0.02 g/kg and acetone concentration was 0.51 g/kg, while urine ethanol concentration was 6.0 g/kg and acetone concentration was 0.63 g/kg. In the urine sample, sodium fluoride was not added. The urinary ethanol concentration continued to increase without any remarkable increase of isopropanol concentration and external contamination was excluded. Species of bacteria and yeasts, including Candida glabrata, were isolated from urine and blood samples. A few days after the collection of samples, we received the information that the patient was diabetic, and did not receive insulin therapy regularly. To prevent post-mortem microbial ethanol production and wrong-making cause of death, it is necessary to add sodium fluoride to blood and urine samples collected from diabetic patients.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Temeljne medicinske znanosti, Kliničke medicinske znanosti, Farmacija

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