Eight year study of viral isolates from cot deaths in Glasgow.
Over an eight year period 21 different viral strains excluding polioviruses were isolated in 44 (19%) of 237 cot deaths. The percentage of viral positive cases was significantly greater in over 16 week age groups and in cultures obtained less than 24 hours after death.
Patrick
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WJ
Department of Perinatal and Paediatric Pathology, Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Glasgow, Scotland.
Carrington
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Armstrong
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Gibson
A A
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Urquhart
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D000367:Age Factors; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D017955:Poliovirus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012606:Scotland; D012621:Seasons; D012737:Sex Factors; D013398:Sudden Infant Death / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D014780:Viruses / Q000302:isolation & purification*