This study was planned by the Forensic Medicine Department of Medical School of Dokuz Eylul University (DEUMF). The necessary permissions were taken from the Ethical Committee of DEUMF Clinical and Laboratory Research (No:154) and CFM (No:115). The samples were examined in the laboratories of Microbiology and Clinical Microbiology Department.
Sampling was done in the autopsy room of in the Department of Morgues of Council of Forensic Medicine (CFM) in İzmir as one of the biggest autopsy centers in Turkey. The autopsy room was 3 meters in height, 9 meters in length and 6 meters in width. The room had a single door, the floor and the walls had been tiled up to the ceiling, and there were five windows of which each one measured in size of 60x60 cm on each wall. The autopsy room was equipped with 10 refrigerators where the corpses can be stored and 3 autopsy tables made of stainless steel. The general air conditioning of the autopsy room was provided by the general ventilation system of the building as well as an air conditioner (without HEPA filtration) with single unit installed in the room (Alarko, APH 1259, 44.000 BTU) (Figure 1).