Sudden infant death syndrome: What questions should we ask?

被引:9
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作者
Pearce, JL [1 ]
Luke, RKJ [1 ]
Bettelheim, KA [1 ]
机构
[1] La Trobe Univ, Sch Agr Sci, Bundoora, Vic 3083, Australia
来源
FEMS IMMUNOLOGY AND MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY | 1999年 / 25卷 / 1-2期
关键词
sudden infant death; sudden infant death syndrome rate; bacterial toxin;
D O I
10.1111/j.1574-695X.1999.tb01321.x
中图分类号
R392 [医学免疫学]; Q939.91 [免疫学];
学科分类号
100102 ;
摘要
A limited historical perspective can affect the questions we pose about the sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) issue. Evidence is presented from the literature that the SIDS rate in Western countries was low prior to World War II and peaked in the 1980s. An analogy is drawn with the trends in the prevalence of some infectious diseases, and questions are posed from the perspective of a bacterial toxin hypothesis of SIDS causation. (C) 1999 Published by Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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