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. 1972 May;25(5):443–446. doi: 10.1136/jcp.25.5.443

Virological studies of sudden, unexplained infant deaths in Glasgow 1967-70

G E D Urquhart 1,2,1, N R Grist 1,2
PMCID: PMC477344  PMID: 4339953

Abstract

Virus isolation tests on 72 sudden unexplained infant deaths and 34 cases of explained death showed that 42 and 29% respectively had virus infections. A wide range of viruses was encountered, mainly enteroviruses and adenoviruses, mostly from bowel specimens. The findings did not suggest that overwhelming virus infection was a common feature of sudden death in infancy.

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