Virological studies of sudden, unexplained infant deaths in Glasgow 1967-70.
Virus isolation tests on 72 sudden unexplained infant deaths and 34 cases of explained death showed that 42 and 29% respectively had virus infections. A wide range of viruses was encountered, mainly enteroviruses and adenoviruses, mostly from bowel specimens. The findings did not suggest that overwhelming virus infection was a common feature of sudden death in infancy.
D000256:Adenoviridae / Q000302:isolation & purification; D000257:Adenoviridae Infections / Q000401:mortality; D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000382:microbiology; D001769:Blood / Q000382:microbiology; D003645:Death, Sudden; D004770:Enterovirus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D029822:Enterovirus B, Human / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004769:Enterovirus Infections / Q000401:mortality; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology; D005767:Gastrointestinal Diseases / Q000401:mortality; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007226:Infant Mortality; D007422:Intestines / Q000382:microbiology; D007668:Kidney; D008168:Lung / Q000382:microbiology; D017955:Poliovirus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012137:Respiratory System / Q000382:microbiology; D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections / Q000401:mortality; D018108:Respirovirus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012229:Rhinovirus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012606:Scotland; D014777:Virus Diseases / Q000401:mortality*