Sudden infant death syndrome: What questions should we ask?

Abstract 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...

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Published in:FEMS immunology and medical microbiology 1999-08, Vol.25 (1-2), p.7-10
Main Authors: Pearce, Jane L., Luke, Richard K.J., Bettelheim, Karl A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bacterial toxin
Bacterial Toxins - metabolism
Causation
Developed Countries
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Infants
Infectious diseases
Questions
SIDS
Sudden infant death
Sudden Infant Death - epidemiology
Sudden Infant Death - etiology
Sudden infant death syndrome
Sudden infant death syndrome rate
Toxins
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Summary:Abstract 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.
ISSN:0928-8244
1574-695X
2049-632X
DOI:10.1111/j.1574-695X.1999.tb01321.x