Staphylococcal enterotoxin genes are common inStaphylococcus aureusintestinal flora in Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) and live comparison infants
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- 1 November 2009
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in FEMS Immunology & Medical Microbiology
- Vol. 57 (2) , 151-155
Abstract
Pathological and epidemiological findings in sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) suggest an infectious aetiology with indications of involvement of sKeywords
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