Role of respiratory viral infection in sids: Detection of viral nucleic acid by in situ hybridization

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There is considerable evidence suggesting that respiratory viral infection is involved in the genesis of the sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), with rates of about 20 per cent of SIDS victims compared to about 13 per cent of controls. Since the techniques used previously are prone to under-reporting from autopsy material, non-isotopic in situ hybridization (NISH) has been used to detect viral nucleic acid in...

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