PATHOGENIC MECHANISM IN NEONATAL INFECTIONS

The author reviewed the pathogenetic mecanisms of ante- intra and postnatal infections of the newborn. They also discussed the results of the antenatal infections on embrion and fetus, and the clinical variants of intra- and postnatal infections. The attention is focussed on the relationship between pathogenetic mechanisms and the relevant clinical and paraclinical alteration for the diagnosis of the most frequent encountered infections of the newborn