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A prospective study investigating the role of respiratory viral infections in Sudden Unexpected Death in Infancy (SUDI) at Tygerberg Medico-legal Mortuary

Ferreira, Janca (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University., 2020-03)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Background: The current South African infant mortality rate is 22.1 per 1 000 live births with respiratory infections, pneumonia, influenza and interstitial lung infections being responsible for most ...
Profiling cardiovascular viral pathogens in cases of sudden and unexpected death in infants (SUDI) at the Tygerberg Medico-legal Mortuary and the role of myocarditis as a possible cause of death

Venter, Michaela Lucienne (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University., 2020-03)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Introduction: Sudden unexpected death in infancy (SUDI) is a heterogeneous group in which pathological changes, when observed, can either be an adequate or non-conclusive cause of death (COD). A non-conclusive ...