title: [The characteristics of the anti-infectious defenses in newborn infants].
abstract: The authors reviewed the up to date conceptions concerning the temporary alterations of the host defense mechanisms in the neonatal period (natural barriers, macrophages, complement system, cell-mediated and humoral immunity). They try to establish correlations between this temporary alterations and the high infectious risk and the severity of most of the infections in the newborn. A special attention is paid to the peculiar situation of the premature, and also to the modifications needed in the therapeutic schedules for serious neonatal infections.
authors.affiliation: Clinica de Pediatrie, Spitalul Clinic Sf. Pantelimon, Bucureşti.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Arion
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Popescu
mesh_terms: D000937:Antigen-Antibody Reactions / Q000276:immunology; D003141:Communicable Diseases / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D007111:Immunity, Cellular / Q000276:immunology; D007113:Immunity, Innate / Q000276:immunology; D007136:Immunoglobulins / Q000276:immunology; D007231:Infant, Newborn / Q000276:immunology*; D012867:Skin / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D007136:Immunoglobulins
vernacular_title: Particularităţi ale apărării antiinfecţioase la nou-născut.