TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2022//
TI  - A false-positive diatom test in a non-drowned victim of multiple stab wounds
JO  - Korean journal of legal medicine (2014)
A1  - Ha, Hongil
A1  - Sim, Yun Taek
SP  - 55
EP  - 58
VL  - 46
IS  - 2
N2  - For the diagnosis of drowning in immersed bodies, the diatom test has been controversial due to false-negative and false-positive results. Causes of false positive results include antemortem penetration of diatoms, and postmortem contamination during the submersion or the diatom preparation process. Herein, we report a false-positive case in a 30-year-old woman who died from homicidal multiple stab wounds and was thrown into a shallow farm waterway approximately 10 days after her death. In addition, a discussion on the false-positive diatom test results in immersed bodies with penetrating wounds is provided.       Keyword     Diatoms; Drowning; Autopsy; False-positive reactions; Stab wounds<p />  <p>Language: ko</p>
LA  - ko
SN  - 2383-5702
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.7580/kjlm.2022.46.2.55
ID  - ref1
ER  -