Toxigenic bacteria and sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS): nasopharyngeal flora during the first year of life
Toxigenic bacteria and sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS): nasopharyngeal flora during the first year of life
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DOI:
10.1111/j.1574-695x.1999.tb01326.x
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发表时间:
1999-08-01
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通讯作者:
Busuttil, A
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作者:
Blackwell, CC;MacKenzie, DAC;Busuttil, A
Many developmental and environmental risk factors for sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) are similar to those for susceptibility to respiratory tract infection, and toxigenic bacteria have been implicated in some SIDS cases. We assessed nasopharyngeal flora of healthy infants in relation to risk factors to determine which species best fit the mathematical model proposed for the common bacterial toxin hypothesis and if these findings complemented results obtained from SIDS cases which occurred during the period of the survey. Longitudinal studies were carried out between April 1993 and March 1996 on 253 healthy infants and their mothers, 150 from a multiply deprived area, 103 from an affluent area. Concurrent SIDS infants (37) were screened for nasopharyngeal nora. Among healthy infants less than or equal to 3 months of age, the predominant isolate was Staphylococcus aureus, 57% compared with 86% for SIDS infants in that age range (P