Sudden infant death syndrome, virus infections and cytokines
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Sudden infant death syndrome, virus infections and cytokines.
Many epidemiological risk factors identified for sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) suggest a viral aetiology, e.g. exposure to cigarette smoke and winter peak, mild respiratory symptoms. Virus infections and bacterial toxins induce cytokine activity and it has been suggested that uncontrolled inflammatory mediators could be involved in some cases of SIDS. The aim of this review was to assess ...
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عنوان ژورنال: FEMS Immunology & Medical Microbiology
سال: 1999
ISSN: 0928-8244,1574-695X
DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-695x.1999.tb01330.x