RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MICROBIOME AND SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME

Autores:

Aurelia Collados Ros1, Isabel Legaz Pérez2

Afiliaciones:

(1) Departamento Ciencias Sociosanitarias, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Murcia, 30180, España (Región de Murcia)
(2) INMUNOLOGÍA E INMUNOTOLERANCIA EN TRASPLANTES Y ENFERMEDADES DE BASE INMUNOLÓGICA, IMIB-Arrixaca, España

Comunicación:

Antecedentes:

Sudden unexpected death (SUD) is one of the most important and worthy investigation case profiles in emergency medicine and forensic pathology. Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) is a sudden and unexplained death of an infant under the age of one, which a cause is not found even after a thorough investigation, including review of clinical history, examination of the death scene, and a complete autopsy. Several studies suggest that the microbiome affects host immunity, modifies susceptibility to viral respiratory infections, and has an essential role in many aspects of health and disease. The main objective of this systematic review was to compile and offer a complete vision of the main lines of research on microbiome and the Sudden Infant Death Syndrome that have emerged in recent years and their relationship with forensic sciences.

Métodos:

A systematic review of microbiome and sudden death concerning forensic science was carried out by following PRISMA guidelines.

Resultados:

This review sheds light on the role of microbiome research in sudden death. Various studies have linked the detection of different bacteria or viruses as a probable cause of sudden infant death.

Conclusiones:

The application of the microbiome in sudden death and other areas of forensic science is poorly developed, but it augurs a promising future for the resolution of different forensic cases, opening up an important new area of research.


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Campus de Ciencias de la Salud
Carretera Buenavista s/n, 30120 El Palmar
Murcia, España

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