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My newborn son got sepsis last week. what went wrong?
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Infection: A nasty bacteria took advantage of his weak immune system.
Answered 8/23/2012
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Probably nothing: People get sepsis, and newborns are more susceptible because of undeveloped immune systems. Very rarely, babies may have other kinds of immune deficiencies. Talk to his doctors.
Answered 8/25/2012
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