Minimally invasive tissue sampling (MITS) is a simplified postmortem examination technique that has shown to be an adequate approach for cause of death investigation in low-resource settings. It requires relatively low level of infrastructures and can be performed by health professionals with no background in pathology. A training program has been developed for the Child Health and Mortality Prevention Surveillance (CHAMPS) network to guarantee standardization of specimen collection techniques, procedures, and laboratory methods.

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Standardization of Minimally Invasive Tissue Sampling Specimen Collection and Pathology Training for the Child Health and Mortality Prevention Surveillance Network

Authors: Natalia Rakislova, Fabiola Fernandes, Lucilia Lovane, Luisa Jamisse, Paola Castillo, Ariadna Sanz, Lorena Marimon, Susan Jesri, Melania Ferrando, Vima Delgado, Obdeningo Novela, Venceslau Muiuane, Mamudo R Ismail, Cesaltina Lorenzoni, Dianna M Blau, Quique Bassat, Clara Menéndez, Sherif R Zaki, Carla Carrilho, Jaume Ordi