An infectious aetiology of sudden infant death syndrome

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 105, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 625-635

  Highet, A R ^a,b  

^a WOMEN S AND CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Genetic; Infection; Staphylococci; Sudden infant death syndrome; Toxins; Viruses

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; COLONISATION; GENETIC; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INFECTION; INFECTIOUS AGENTS; RISK FACTORS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROMES; TOXIN;

VIRUSES;

BOTULINUM TOXIN; CLOSTRIDIUM TOXIN; INTERLEUKIN 10; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; INTERLEUKIN 6; PERTUSSIS TOXIN; STAPHYLOCOCCUS ENTEROTOXIN; VASCULOTROPIN;

BACTERIAL DISEASE; ETIOLOGY; INFANT MORTALITY; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; PATHOLOGY; POLYMORPHISM; TOXIN; VIRUS;

ADENOVIRUS; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BORDETELLA PERTUSSIS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; DNA POLYMORPHISM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENOTYPE; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE A; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOREGULATION; INCIDENCE; INFLUENZA VIRUS A; INFLUENZA VIRUS B; INTESTINE; MYCOSIS; PARAINFLUENZA VIRUS 2; PATHOGENESIS; PNEUMOCYSTIS CARINII; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL PNEUMOVIRUS; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SEPSIS; SHOCK; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME; TOXEMIA; VIRUS INFECTION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); STAPHYLOCOCCUS;

EID: 44349089849     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2008.03747.x     Document Type: Review

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