title: [Respiratory tract infection and sudden infant death].
abstract: Among the risk factors for sudden infant death, respiratory tract infections are often reported. In this review, after a presentation of the particularities of the respiratory functions in the infant, the interactions between infection and ventilatory function are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Médecine et réanimation néonatales, Maternité régionale, Nancy, France.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Monin
mesh_terms: D001049:Apnea / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D012119:Respiration / Q000502:physiology; D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology; D013398:Sudden Infant Death / Q000209:etiology*
vernacular_title: Pathologie infectieuse respiratoire et mort subite du nourrisson.