British researches say they found another contributing factor to SIDS, which is bacteria. They found potentially dangerous bacteria such as Staphylococcus aureus and E. coli in nearly half of all babies who died suddenly and without explanation over a decade at a London hospital. Their findings are in Friday’s Lancet medical journal. (Fox News)
Even though the bacteria was found in half the babies, that does not mean that it was solely responsible for the death. After the baby is about 8 to 10 weeks old, the maternal antibodies are almost gone, and that makes the babies more susceptible to infection. The combination of the bacteria with other factors could be what actually causes death. Full article at Health News.
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