Immune biomarkers as an adjunct diagnostic modality of infection in cases of sudden and unexpected death in infancy (SUDI) at Tygerberg Medico-legal Mortuary, Cape Town, South Africa
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CITATION: De Beer, C., Ayele, B. T. & Dempers, J. 2021. Immune biomarkers as an adjunct diagnostic modality of infection in cases sudden and unexpected death infancy (SUDI) at Tygerberg Medico-legal Mortuary, Cape Town, South Africa. Human Pathology: Case Reports, 23:200477, doi:10.1016/j.ehpc.2021.200477.
منابع مشابه
Review of immunological and virological aspects as contributory factors in Sudden Unexpected Death in Infancy (SUDI).
Currently in South Africa research into sudden unexpected death in infancy (SUDI) is limited. The causes of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) remain obscure despite full medico-legal investigations inclusive of autopsy, scene visit and ancillary studies. Viral infections play an important role as a multitude of respiratory viruses have been detected in autopsy specimens and are implicated in ...
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S udden infant death syndrome (SIDS) risk reduction campaigns have resulted in a significant decline in the incidence of SIDS. However, SIDS remains the major single cause of death in children in developed countries, with a reported incidence, together with unascertained deaths, of approximately 1/3000 live births. 2 SIDS is in essence a diagnosis of exclusion, although there are inconsistencie...
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521 August 2014, Vol. 104, No. 8 Mammography reporting at Tygerberg Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa To the Editor: The evasive response of Apffelstaedt et al.[1] with regard to the actual mammographic reporting methodology that forms the basis of their research[2] highlights concerns reflected in our letter[3] and raises clinical, ethical and scientific questions. Apffelstaedt et al. need to ...
متن کاملSudden and unexpected deaths in an adult population, Cape Town, South Africa, 2001-2005.
BACKGROUND According to the regulations of the National Health Act, all 'sudden and unexpected' deaths in South Africa should be referred to Forensic Pathology Services (FPS) for further investigation. OBJECTIVES We aimed to determine the final outcomes of forensic postmortem examinations in 'sudden and unexpected' adult deaths referred to Tygerberg FPS between 2001 and 2005. METHODS The st...
متن کاملSudden and unexpected childhood deaths investigated at the Pretoria Medico-Legal Laboratory, South Africa, 2007 - 2011.
BACKGROUND Sudden and unexpected death is well known to occur in infants, and although sudden deaths are less frequent after the first birthday, they still account for a significant proportion of childhood deaths. In 2009, 1.9% of the total deaths in the USA were childhood deaths. In South Africa (SA) this proportion was much higher at 11.85%. According to the law, sudden and unexpected deaths...
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عنوان ژورنال: Human Pathology: Case Reports
سال: 2021
ISSN: ['2214-3300']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ehpc.2021.200477