Babies are susceptible to many kinds of infections.
Babies can also get localized infections under the skin called abscesses or infections of the skin.
Infections can be present before birth, acquired near the time of birth, or acquired while the baby is in the nursery. Babies have inexperienced immune systems. They have not had time to build up their own antibodies to fight infection. Babies may be born with infection. Bacteria may get to the baby from the mothers birth canal, often after the bag of waters breaks but before the baby is born.