TY - JOUR T1 - Antibacterial chemotherapy in the newborn JF - Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin JO - Drug Ther Bull SP - 13 LP - 16 DO - 10.1136/dtb.19.4.13 VL - 19 IS - 4 A2 - , Y1 - 1981/02/13 UR - http://dtb.bmj.com/content/19/4/13.abstract N2 - 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. ER -