Pneumocystis is not a direct cause of sudden infant death syndrome

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 81-83

  Vargas, Sergio L ^a   Ponce, Carolina A ^a   Gálvez, Paula ^a   Ibarra, Carolina ^a   Haas, Elisabeth A ^b   Chadwick, Amy E ^b   Krous, Henry F ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^b RADY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Accident; Autopsy; Infanticide; Infants; Pneumocystis; Respiratory infection; SIDS

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENTAL INJURY; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYST; FUNGAL DETECTION; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PNEUMOCYSTIS; PNEUMOCYSTOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME;

CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; PNEUMOCYSTIS; PNEUMOCYSTIS INFECTIONS; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH;

EID: 33846023733     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.inf.0000247071.40739.fd     Document Type: Article

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