title: Pneumocystis is not a direct cause of sudden infant death syndrome.
abstract: We compared the frequency of Pneumocystis in 126 sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) cases with a control group of 24 infants from the San Diego SIDS/SUDC Research Project who died of accidental or inflicted injuries. Cysts were identified in 33% of SIDS cases and 29% of controls. We conclude that Pneumocystis is not a direct cause of SIDS.
authors.affiliation: Programa de Microbiología Instituto de Ciencias Biomédicas, Facultad de Medicina Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile. svargas@terra.cl
authors.forename: Sergio L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Vargas
authors.forename: Carolina A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Ponce
authors.forename: Paula
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gálvez
authors.forename: Carolina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ibarra
authors.forename: Elisabeth A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Haas
authors.forename: Amy E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Chadwick
authors.forename: Henry F
authors.initials: HF
authors.lastname: Krous
mesh_terms: D016022:Case-Control Studies; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D011010:Pneumocystis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D016720:Pneumocystis Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology; D013398:Sudden Infant Death / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology