Common bugs may be causing cot deaths

COMMON bugs may play an important role in some cases of unexplained cot death, according to a study.

Common bugs may be causing cot deaths

Postmortems of hundreds of babies who had died suddenly revealed many were harbouring potentially harmful bacteria.

High levels of two microbes, Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli, were obtained from infants who died for no apparent reason.

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