SIDS risk factors: time for new interpretations. The role of bacteria

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dc.contributor.authorGoldwater, P.
dc.contributor.authorBettelheim, K.
dc.date.issued2013
dc.description.abstractThe aim of this paper is to help draw attention to perceived ideas regarding the risk factors and the implied pathogenesis of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS), and SIDS research in general. Our paper shows there is little if any evidence to support the broadly held notion of an association between respiratory function and sudden infant death syndrome. Researchers who hold to this approach to explain the risk factors of bed-sharing and prone sleep position, etc. have failed to meet the standards of scientific endeavour that we would expect of good research. To counter this imbalance we have proposed an evidence-based explanation for SIDS risk factors showing that microbiological studies of SIDS corroborate epidemiologic and pathological data in establishing a plausible pathogenetic mechanism. We reviewed recent publications on current research and the epidemiology of SIDS and publications on the microbiology of SIDS. Conclusion: Comparison of the data presented, suggest that the risk factors of bed-sharing, and smoke exposure, prone sleep position and alcohol can be explained by the theories of a microbiological infection model of SIDS pathogenesis.
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityPaul N. Goldwater and Karl A. Bettelheim
dc.identifier.citationPediatrics Research International Journal, 2013; 2013:867520-1-867520-14
dc.identifier.doi10.5171/2013.867520
dc.identifier.issn2329-9282
dc.identifier.issn2329-9282
dc.identifier.orcidGoldwater, P. [0000-0003-4822-8488]
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2440/82198
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherIBIMA Publishing
dc.rightsCopyright © 2013 Paul N. Goldwater and Karl A. Bettelheim. Distributed under Creative Commons CC-BY 3.0
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.5171/2013.867520
dc.subjectSudden Infant Death Syndrome
dc.subjectbacteria
dc.subjectinfection
dc.subjectrisk factors.
dc.titleSIDS risk factors: time for new interpretations. The role of bacteria
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.publication-statusPublished

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