The respiratory pathology in infants with sudden unexpected deaths in whom respiratory specimens were initially PCR-positive or PCR-negative for Bordetella pertussis

Infection

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 545-548

  Cherry, J D ^a   Paddock, C D ^b   Greer, P W ^b   Heininger, U ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Bordetella pertussis; Histopathology; PCR; SIDS; Sudden unexpected death

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BORDETELLA PERTUSSIS; CILIATED EPITHELIUM; CLINICAL FEATURE; GERMANY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; LUNG ALVEOLUS DAMAGE; LUNG DISEASE; LUNG EDEMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NOSE SMEAR; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME; THROAT CULTURE;

BORDETELLA PERTUSSIS; GERMANY; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; HUMANS; INFANT; LUNG; NASOPHARYNX; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH; TRACHEA; VIRUS DISEASES;

EID: 82655181712     PISSN: 03008126     EISSN: 14390973     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s15010-011-0164-y     Document Type: Article

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