Cytomegalovirus and Human Herpesvirus-6 in Sudden Infant Death Syndrome: An in situ Hybridization Study
- 1 January 1990
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Pediatric Pathology
- Vol. 10 (4) , 483-490
- https://doi.org/10.3109/15513819009067137
Abstract
Thirty lung, spleen, and thymus sections and four lymph node sections from 40 sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) cases were probed with biotinylated DNA probes specific for human herpesvirus-6 (HHV-6) and cytomegalovirus (CMV). Control material gave a strong, distinct signal with little or no background staining and no cross-reactivity. No staining was found with the SIDS material. We find no evidence to implicate an overwhelming infection by either virus in SIDS.Keywords
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