Newborns who are afflicted with a bacterial infection will develop severe neutropenia because of:

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When a newborn is afflicted with a bacterial infection, the neutrophil storage pool in the bone marrow is depleted, causing severe neutropenia. This is because the bone marrow is unable to produce enough neutrophils quickly enough to keep up with the demand for them in fighting the infection. There is also a decrease in the number of neutrophils circulating in the blood, as they are being used up in the fight against the infection. Stem cell defects, intramedullary destruction of precursors, dysfunctional chemotaxis, and gene mutations are all possible causes of neutropenia, but they are not the most likely explanation in this case.

Newborns Who Are Afflicted with a Bacterial Infection Will Develop