PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
ED  - ,
TI  - Antibacterial chemotherapy in the newborn
AID  - 10.1136/dtb.19.4.13
DP  - 1981 Feb 13
TA  - Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin
PG  - 13--16
VI  - 19
IP  - 4
4099  - http://dtb.bmj.com/content/19/4/13.short
4100  - http://dtb.bmj.com/content/19/4/13.full
SO  - Drug Ther Bull1981 Feb 13; 19
AB  - The newborn is immunologically immature and at risk of infection. Bacterial infection is usually acquired during or soon after birth, rather than in utero. Preterm and low-birth-weight babies are at special risk; prolonged rupture of the membranes, maternal infection, and difficulties in delivery all increase the risk of infection.