Cot mattresses as reservoirs of potentially harmful bacteria and the sudden infant death syndrome

FEMS Immunology and Medical Microbiology

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 76-84

  Sherburn, Richard E ^a   Jenkins, Richard O ^a  

^a DE MONTFORT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cot death; Cot mattresses; SIDS; Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

POLYURETHAN FOAM; POLYVINYLCHLORIDE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BODY POSTURE; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; INFECTION RISK; NONHUMAN; POPULATION DENSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SLEEP; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME;

BEDDING AND LINENS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DISEASE RESERVOIRS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HUMANS; INFANT; POLYURETHANES; RISK FACTORS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH;

EID: 4344605627     PISSN: 09288244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.femsim.2004.06.011     Document Type: Article

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