Sudden unexpected death in infancy: evidence of infection

The Lancet

Volumn 371, Issue 9627, 2008, Pages 1815-1816

  Morris, James A ^a   Harrison, Linda M ^a  

^a ROYAL LANCASTER INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPTICEMIA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIA; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME;

EID: 44349158293     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(08)60774-6     Document Type: Note

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