Novel hypothesis for unexplained sudden unexpected death in infancy (SUDI)

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 94, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 841-843

  Highet, Amanda R ^a,b   Berry, A M ^a   Goldwater, P N ^a,b  

^a WOMEN S AND CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANAPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL TRANSLOCATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HUMAN; INNATE IMMUNITY; ORGAN WEIGHT; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEPTIC SHOCK; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME; TOXEMIA;

BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CAUSE OF DEATH; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; RISK FACTORS; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH;

EID: 70349700983     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2009.158352     Document Type: Article

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