Infection: the neglected paradigm in SIDS research

PN Goldwater - Archives of disease in childhood, 2017 - adc.bmj.com
Despite decades of investigation and millions of dollars spent, the cause of sudden infant
death syndrome (SIDS) eludes researchers. It is timely therefore to reconsider the reasons …

Review of risk factors for sudden infant death syndrome.

FM Sullivan, SM Barlow - Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology, 2001 - europepmc.org
Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) accounts for the largest number of deaths during the
first year of life in developed countries. The possible causes of SIDS are numerous and, to …

Gut microbiome in sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) differs from that in healthy comparison babies and offers an explanation for the risk factor of prone position

AR Highet, AM Berry, KA Bettelheim… - International Journal of …, 2014 - Elsevier
The role of bacteria in the causation of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) is gaining
acceptance. Mainstream research favouring respiratory compromise has failed to provide a …

An infectious aetiology of sudden infant death syndrome

AR Highet - Journal of applied microbiology, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Due attention has been given to infectious agents and immune responses to infection in
sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). It has been acknowledged that the pathological …

Sudden infant death syndrome, virus infections and cytokines

MW Raza, CC Blackwell - FEMS Immunology & Medical …, 1999 - academic.oup.com
Many epidemiological risk factors identified for sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)
suggest a viral aetiology, eg exposure to cigarette smoke and winter peak, mild respiratory …

Staphylococcal enterotoxin genes are common in Staphylococcus aureus intestinal flora in Sudden Infant Death Syndrome(SIDS) and live comparison infants

AR Highet, PN Goldwater - FEMS Immunology & Medical …, 2009 - academic.oup.com
Pathological and epidemiological findings in sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) suggest
an infectious aetiology with indications of involvement of staphylococcal enterotoxins (SEs) …

Sudden infant death syndrome: a critical review of approaches to research

PN Goldwater - Archives of disease in childhood, 2003 - adc.bmj.com
This review explores the various research approaches taken attempting to solve the problem
of SIDS. It would appear that major clues provided by pathological findings have been …

SIDS pathogenesis: pathological findings indicate infection and inflammatory responses are involved

PN Goldwater - FEMS Immunology & Medical Microbiology, 2004 - academic.oup.com
This article explores the pathological evidence that supports the hypothesis that infection
and inflammation are underlying mechanisms in SIDS. It reviews the pathological findings in …

Escherichia coli and Sudden Infant Death Syndrome

KA Bettelheim, PN Goldwater - Frontiers in Immunology, 2015 - frontiersin.org
This review examines the association of strains of Escherichia coli with sudden infant death
syndrome (SIDS) and the possible role these bacteria play in this enigmatic condition. The …

Gut microbiota and immunity: possible role in sudden infant death syndrome

PN Goldwater - Frontiers in Immunology, 2015 - frontiersin.org
The gut microbiome influences the development of the immune system of young mammals;
the establishment of a normal gut microbiome is thought to be important for the health of the …