A few months ago we reported on a study that related sudden infant death with the presence of certain bacteria, especially the golden staphylococcus and the e. coli
Well, today we bring a study that would confirm the relationship of Staphylococcus aureus bacteria (Staphylococcus aureus) and sudden infant death syndrome, since in up to 10% of the cases analyzed this bacterium could be found in normally sterile areas of the body.
The study, entitled "Sterile site infection at autopsy in sudden unexpected deaths in infancy" (which we could translate as "Infection of sterile area in autopsies of sudden infant deaths"), appears in an article published on September 11 in the edition on-line from Archives of Disease in Childhood magazine.
Australian researchers reviewed the autopsy records of 130 babies who died from sudden infant death syndrome, 32 deaths from sudden death in which infection was detected and 33 children who died from a non-infectious cause.
The study revealed that babies who died from non-infectious causes rarely had bacterial growth in normally sterile places of the body. On the other hand, children with sudden death used to have microbes, including potent pathogens, in these sterile areas. Staphylococcus aureus bacteria were found in 10-18% of deceased babies.
Thus, according to the authors, the results suggest that isolated microbes in babies with sudden death syndrome would play an important role in death.
Although as always in these cases other investigations are expected to confirm these data and expand knowledge about this death, which at the moment can not be ascribed to a single cause but to many associated factors.
