Identification of Pneumocystis carinii in the lungs of infants dying of sudden infant death syndrome

Morgan, DJ; Vargas, SL; Reyes-Mugica, M; Walterspiel, JN; Carver, W; Gigliotti, F

Abstract

Background. Recently Pneumocystis carinii has been identified in a significant number of infants diagnosed as having died from sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) in South America and Europe. Methods. We examined lung sections of 79 infants who died with a diagnosis of SIDS in Rochester, NY, and Connecticut for the presence of P. carinii. Results. Organisms with a characteristic silver stain appearance for P. carinii were identified in 14% of the lung sections. Conclusions. These data suggest that a possible link between some cases of SIDS and infection with P. carinii should be further evaluated and that infection of young infants may serve as an important reservoir for human P. carinii.

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Título según WOS: Identification of Pneumocystis carinii in the lungs of infants dying of sudden infant death syndrome
Título según SCOPUS: Identification of Pneumocystis carinii in the lungs of infants dying of sudden infant death syndrome
Título de la Revista: PEDIATRIC INFECTIOUS DISEASE JOURNAL
Volumen: 20
Número: 3
Editorial: LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
Fecha de publicación: 2001
Página de inicio: 306
Página final: 309
Idioma: English
URL: http://content.wkhealth.com/linkback/openurl?sid=WKPTLP:landingpage&an=00006454-200103000-00017
DOI:

10.1097/00006454-200103000-00017

Notas: ISI, SCOPUS