Lower respiratory tract infection in sudden unexpected infant deaths

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dc.contributor.advisorKaschula, R O Cen_ZA
dc.contributor.advisorKirk, G Men_ZA
dc.contributor.authorVan der Heyde, Yolandeen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2015-10-28T05:34:04Z
dc.date.available2015-10-28T05:34:04Z
dc.date.issued2012en_ZA
dc.description.abstractPneumonia due to polymicrobial infection is known to increase the severity and risk of fatality among young children. A retrospective study was undertaken on Sudden Unexpected Infant Death cases occurring, between 1 May and 30 September 2009, which were admitted to a medico-legal mortuary servicing the Cape Town western metropole. Published studies have shown the risk factors for lower respiratory tract infection to include lack of breast feeding, prenatal and environmental tobacco smoke exposure, prematurity, immunosuppression, underlying medical conditions and overcrowding. The present study was aimed at determining which of the known epidemiological factors were associated with SUDI death types admitted to this mortuary and to describe the associated histopathology. In addition, in the knowledge that drugs, specifically Methamphetamine are widely used on the Cape Flats from where almost all this mortuary's SUDI cases are derived, this study has attempted to find out whether or not the usage of drugs by the caregiver at the time of infant death was another independent risk factor in SUDI deaths.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationVan der Heyde, Y. (2012). <i>Lower respiratory tract infection in sudden unexpected infant deaths</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Health Sciences ,Division of Anatomical Pathology. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/14391en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationVan der Heyde, Yolande. <i>"Lower respiratory tract infection in sudden unexpected infant deaths."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Health Sciences ,Division of Anatomical Pathology, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/14391en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationVan der Heyde, Y. 2012. Lower respiratory tract infection in sudden unexpected infant deaths. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Van der Heyde, Yolande AB - Pneumonia due to polymicrobial infection is known to increase the severity and risk of fatality among young children. A retrospective study was undertaken on Sudden Unexpected Infant Death cases occurring, between 1 May and 30 September 2009, which were admitted to a medico-legal mortuary servicing the Cape Town western metropole. Published studies have shown the risk factors for lower respiratory tract infection to include lack of breast feeding, prenatal and environmental tobacco smoke exposure, prematurity, immunosuppression, underlying medical conditions and overcrowding. The present study was aimed at determining which of the known epidemiological factors were associated with SUDI death types admitted to this mortuary and to describe the associated histopathology. In addition, in the knowledge that drugs, specifically Methamphetamine are widely used on the Cape Flats from where almost all this mortuary's SUDI cases are derived, this study has attempted to find out whether or not the usage of drugs by the caregiver at the time of infant death was another independent risk factor in SUDI deaths. DA - 2012 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2012 T1 - Lower respiratory tract infection in sudden unexpected infant deaths TI - Lower respiratory tract infection in sudden unexpected infant deaths UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/14391 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/14391
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationVan der Heyde Y. Lower respiratory tract infection in sudden unexpected infant deaths. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Health Sciences ,Division of Anatomical Pathology, 2012 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/14391en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDivision of Anatomical Pathologyen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Health Sciencesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherPaediatric Pathologyen_ZA
dc.titleLower respiratory tract infection in sudden unexpected infant deathsen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
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dc.type.qualificationnameMPhilen_ZA
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