Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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4170874 | Paediatric Respiratory Reviews | 2014 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
SummaryInvestigators have long suspected the role of infection in sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). Evidence of infectious associations with SIDS is accentuated through the presence of markers of infection and inflammation on autopsy of SIDS infants and isolates of some bacteria and viruses. Several observational studies have looked into the relation between seasonality and incidence of SIDS, which often showed a winter peak. These all may suggest an infectious aetiology of SIDS. In this review we have summarised the current literature on infectious aetiologies of SIDS by looking at viral, bacterial, genetic and environmental factors which are believed to be associated with SIDS.
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Authors
Mohammad Alfelali, Gulam Khandaker,