Eight year study of viral isolates from cot deaths in Glasgow

W J Patrick; D Carrington; A A Armstrong; A A Gibson; G E Urquhart

doi:10.1177/003693308903400306

Eight year study of viral isolates from cot deaths in Glasgow

Scott Med J. 1989 Jun;34(3):462-4. doi: 10.1177/003693308903400306.

Authors

W J Patrick¹, D Carrington, A A Armstrong, A A Gibson, G E Urquhart

Affiliation

¹ Department of Perinatal and Paediatric Pathology, Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Glasgow, Scotland.

PMID: 2546253
DOI: 10.1177/003693308903400306

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.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Age Factors
Female
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Male
Poliovirus / isolation & purification
Scotland
Seasons
Sex Factors
Sudden Infant Death / epidemiology
Sudden Infant Death / etiology*
Viruses / isolation & purification*