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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Veröffentlicht in:	FEMS immunology and medical microbiology 1999-08, Vol.25 (1-2), p.7-10
Hauptverfasser:	Pearce, Jane L., Luke, Richard K.J., Bettelheim, Karl A.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	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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Zusammenfassung:	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