Eight year study of viral isolates from cot deaths in Glasgow |
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| Authors: | W J Patrick D Carrington A A Armstrong A A Gibson G E Urquhart |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Perinatal and Paediatric Pathology, Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Glasgow, Scotland. |
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| 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. |
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