title: Eight year study of viral isolates from cot deaths in Glasgow.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Perinatal and Paediatric Pathology, Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Glasgow, Scotland.
authors.forename: W J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Patrick
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Carrington
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Armstrong
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Gibson
authors.forename: G E
authors.initials: GE
authors.lastname: Urquhart
mesh_terms: 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*