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Sepsis neonatorum is an infection that:
  1. Affects all premature neonates.
  2. An infection that only affects low weight neonates.
  3. Can affect all neonates less than 1 month old.
  4. Can affect all neonates less than 6 months old.
Explanation
Answer: C - Sepsis neonatorum is an infectious disease process that only affects infants less than one month old. It is caused by a number of different pathogens that do not affect older babies because their immune system is more fully developed. Low birth weight and prematurity are associated with this infectious process; however, all neonates are at risk.
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