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gray baby syndrome, chloramphenicol toxicity in newborns, chloramphenicol, antibacterial medication, fight gram-positive, gram-negative bacterial infection, used, meningitis, given to a newborn, toxic, poisonous, fatal, "gray syndrome" occurs, newborns, premature babies, given chloramphenicol, bacterial infection, babies this young, not have the necessary enzymes that allow the liver to metabolize this drug appropriately, chloramphenicol accumulates, in the baby's blood stream, causing hypotension, low blood pressure, cyanosis, blue coloring of lips, nail beds, skin from lack of oxygen, in the blood, death, begin 2 to 9 days after treatment has been started, vomiting, refusal to suck, passage of loose green stools, body limpness, ashen gray color, hypotension, low blood pressure, cyanosis, blue coloring of lips, nail beds, skin from lack of oxygen, in the blood, hypothermia, low body temperature, cardiovascular collapse, overdoses, an exchange transfusion which involves removing aliquots, portions, the baby's blood, replacing it, donated blood, chloramphenicol, not given to newborns, premature infants, given safely at appropriately adjusted lower doses, newer drugs available, bacterial infections, use chloramphenicol has decreased dramatically, chloramphenicol passed on to an infant, breast milk, unsafe, the mother to take, pregnancy, not take it, seeking advice from physician, either pregnant, nursing.