Virological analysis in the diagnosis of sudden children death: A medico-legal approach

Forensic Science International

Volumn 161, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 8-14

  Fernandez Rodriguez A ^a   Ballesteros, S ^a   de Ory, F ^b   Echevarria J E ^b   Alvarez Lafuente R ^c   Vallejo, G ^a   Gomez J ^a  

^a Biology Section Apdo 863 E 41080   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL CLÍNICO SAN CARLOS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Sudden children death; Sudden infant death; Viruses

Indexed keywords

ADENOVIRUS; AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ARTICLE; ASPHYXIA; BRAIN INFECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; EPSTEIN BARR VIRUS; HERPES VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 6; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; NEWBORN; PATHOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL PNEUMOVIRUS; SUDDEN DEATH; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT OBSTRUCTION; VIRUS CULTURE; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS INFECTION;

EID: 33746303900     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2005.10.012     Document Type: Article

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