Table 1:
Data from Platt et al [
2
].
CASES
Number of cases
Age range
Postmortem interval
(mean)
CSF cell count per cubic mm, range
(mean)
SIDS
26
5 weeks–5 months
2–28 hours (16.1)
37–3250 (647)
Hospital paediatric gp.
24
1 day–16 years
1.5–22 hours (10.58)
0–593 (141)
Adults
14
30–74 years
5–48 hours (15.14)
1–108 (28)