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Pneumocystis is not a direct cause of sudden infant death syndrome.

Vargas SL, Ponce CA, Gálvez P, Ibarra C, Haas EA, Chadwick AE, Krous HF

Programa de Microbiología Instituto de Ciencias Biomédicas, Facultad de Medicina Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile. svargas@terra.cl

We compared the frequency of Pneumocystis in 126 sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) cases with a control group of 24 infants from the San Diego SIDS/SUDC Research Project who died of accidental or inflicted injuries. Cysts were identified in 33% of SIDS cases and 29% of controls. We conclude that Pneumocystis is not a direct cause of SIDS.

Published 1 January 2007 in Pediatr Infect Dis J, 26(1): 81-3.
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