Recent SIDS/SUID/SUDC Research

The following are links to relevant research studies that have been published in Medical Journals and other scholarly publications

• Application of a classification system focusing on potential asphyxia for cases of sudden unexpected infant death
  Forensic Science Medicine, and Pathology. 2011 OCT
• Clostridium sordellii lethal toxin gene is not detectable by PCR in the intestinal flora of infants who died from sudden infant death syndrome or other causes.
  J Med Microbiol. 2010 Feb
• Cardiomyopathies--misdiagnosed as Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS).
  Forensic Sci Int. 2010 Jan 30
• Prevention of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) in Bavaria - evaluation of a prevention campaign.
  Klin Padiatr. 2010 Jan-Feb
• Serotypes of Escherichia coli in sudden infant death syndrome.
  J Appl Microbiol. 2010 Feb
• Brainstem serotonergic deficiency in sudden infant death syndrome.
  JAMA. 2010 Feb 3
• Petechial bleedings in sudden infant death.
  Int J Legal Med. 2010 Feb 5
• Studying Sudden and Unexpected Infant Deaths in a Time of Changing Death Certification and Investigation Practices: Evaluating Sleep-Related Risk Factors for Infant Death in New York City.
  Matern Child Health J. 2010 Feb 23
• Cytokine gene polymorphisms and sudden infant death syndrome.
  Acta Paediatr. 2010 Mar
• Amniotic fluid aspiration in cases of SIDS.
  Int J Legal Med. 2010 Mar
• Concurrent risks in sudden infant death syndrome.
  Pediatrics. 2010 Mar
• Cardiac muscarinic receptor overexpression in sudden infant death syndrome.
  PLoS One. 2010 Mar 1
• A common single nucleotide polymorphism can exacerbate long-QT type 2 syndrome leading to sudden infant death.
  Circ Cardiovasc Genet. 2010 Apr
• Disparities in sleep position awareness and compliance.
  South Med J. 2010 Apr
• Responding to unexpected infant deaths: experience in one English region.
  Arch Dis Child. 2010 Apr
• IL-1 gene cluster polymorphisms and sudden infant death syndrome.
  Hum Immunol. 2010 Apr
• Influence of prior advice and beliefs of mothers on infant sleep position.
  Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2010 Apr
• A Retrospective Study on Infant Bed-Sharing in a Clinical Practice Population.
  Matern Child Health J. 2010 Apr 7
• Release of erythroblasts to the peripheral blood suggests higher exposure to hypoxia in cases of SIDS with co-sleeping compared to SIDS non-co-sleeping.
  Forensic Sci Int. 2010 Apr 15
• The role of CO(2) and central chemoreception in the control of breathing in the fetus and the neonate.
  Respir Physiol Neurobiol. 2010 Apr 22
• Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease and sudden infant death: Mechanisms behind an under-recognised association.
  Pediatr Dev Pathol. 2010 Apr 29
• Contribution of bacteriology and virology in sudden unexpected death in infancy.
  Arch Dis Child. 2010 May
• Hepatic Hemangioendothelioma Presenting as Sudden Unexpected Death in Infancy: A Case Report.
  Pediatr Dev Pathol. 2010 May 13
• CD14 (C-260T) polymorphism is not associated with sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) in a large South Australian cohort.
  Innate Immun. 2010 May 14
• Post-mortem interval and bacteriological culture yield in sudden unexpected death in infancy (SUDI).
  Forensic Sci Int. 2010 May 20
• Health impact assessment of environmental tobacco smoke in European children: sudden infant death syndrome and asthma episodes.
  Public Health Rep. 2010 May-Jun
• Care of bereaved parents after sudden infant death.
  Emerg Nurse. 2010 Jun
• Sudden infant death syndrome-associated mutations in the sodium channel beta subunits.
  Heart Rhythm. 2010 Jun
• Sudden death in pediatric populations.
  Korean Circ J. 2010 Jun
• Interleukin-2 as a Neuromodulator Possibly Implicated in the Physiopathology of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome.
  Neurosci Lett. 2010 Jun 10
• Influence of swaddling experience on spontaneous arousal patterns and autonomic control in sleeping infants.
  J Pediatr. 2010 Jul
• Infant morbidity and mortality attributable to prenatal smoking in the U.S.
  Am J Prev Med. 2010 Jul
• Anatomic changes related to laryngeal descent from birth to 1 year of age: do they play a role in SIDS?
  Ear Nose Throat J. 2010 Jul
• A common FMO3 polymorphism may amplify the effect of nicotine exposure in sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS).
  Int J Legal Med. 2010 Jul
• Influence of swaddling experience on spontaneous arousal patterns and autonomic control in sleeping infants.
  J Pediatr. 2010 Jul
• Qualitative analysis of beliefs and perceptions about sudden infant death syndrome in African-American mothers: implications for safe sleep recommendations.
  J Pediatr. 2010 Jul
• Aquaporin-4 gene variation and sudden infant death syndrome.
  Pediatr Res. 2010 Jul
• Questionable association between a monoamine oxidase A promoter polymorphism and sudden infant death syndrome.
  Neurogenetics. 2010 Jul
• The prevalence of cobedding and SIDS-related child care practices in twins.
  Eur J Pediatr. 2010 Jul 6
• Gene variants predisposing to SIDS: current knowledge.
  Forensic Sci Med Pathol. 2010 Jul 11
• Ependymal alterations in sudden intrauterine unexplained death and sudden infant death syndrome: possible primary consequence of prenatal exposure to cigarette smoking
  Neural Dev. 2010 Jul 19
• The medico-legal investigation of sudden. unexpected and/or unexplained infant deaths in South Africa: where are we-and where are we going?
  Forensic Sci Med Pathol. 2010 Jul 22
• Lack of Association of the Serotonin Transporter Polymorphism with the Sudden Infant Death Syndrome in the San Diego Dataset.
  Pediatr Res. 2010 Jul 23
• Post-mortem MRI reveals CPT2 deficiency after sudden infant death.
  Eur J Pediatr. 2010 Jul 27
• Genetics of the sudden infant death syndrome.
  Forensic Sci Int. 2010 Jul 29
• Italian national data bank of stillbirth vs. SIDS.
  Public Health Rep. 2010 Jul-Aug
• A polymorphism in a staphylococcal enterotoxin receptor gene (T cell receptor BV3 recombination signal sequence) is not associated with unexplained sudden unexpected death in infancy in an Australian cohort.
  Microb Pathog. 2010 Jul-Aug
• Sudden unexpected death in infancy associated with an epithelial-type hepatoblastoma in a 6-month infant.
  Pediatr Dev Pathol. 2010 Jul-Aug
• African American's awareness of disparities in infant mortality rates and sudden infant death syndrome risks.
  J Health Care Poor Underserved. 2010 Aug
• Narratives of deprivation: Women's life stories around Maori sudden infant death syndrome.
  Soc Sci Med. 2010 Aug

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