Organism | SIDS | Sudden unexpected deaths (non-infectious) | Sudden unexpected deaths (infection-related) |
n = 130 (%) | n = 33 (%) | n = 32 (%) | |
Significant pathogens | |||
S aureus | 14 (10.76) | 0 (0) | 6 (18.8) |
Coliform | 22 (16.9) | 5 (15.2) | 10 (31.3) |
S pneumoniae | 2 (1.5) | 0 (0) | 5 (15.6) |
H influenzae | 4 (3.1) | 1 (3.0) | 3 (9.4) |
N meningitidis | 0 | 0 (0) | 1 (3.1) |
S agalactiae | 1 (0.8) | 0 (0) | 1 (3.1) |
No of babies with a significant pathogen | |||
In any sterile site | 31 (23.8) | 5 (15.2) | 18 (56.3) |
Sterile heart blood (one or more culture bottles) | 70 (53.8) | 10 (30.3) | 11 of 31 (35.5) |
Sterile spleen | 113 (86.9) | 20 of 22 (90.9) | 22 of 31 (71) |
Sterile cerebrospinal fluid | 107 (82.3) | 17 of 19 (89.5) | 22 of 31 (71) |
SIDS, sudden infant death syndrome.