Determining the Cause of Adult Respiratory Infectious Disease Mortality using Minimally Invasive Tissue Sampling
Respiratory infectious disease is common among adults, with estimated annual incidence of 5-20 per cent of all hospital admissions and deaths. However, there are no recent studies describing the causes of these diseases. The proportion of deaths due to COVID-19 is likely to be overestimated in the absence of data on respiratory infectious disease. Complete autopsies are rarely performed for these cases.