The mechanism of chloramphenicol toxicity is apparently failure of the newborn to conjugate chloramphenicol with glucuronic acid due to inadequate activity of hepatic glucuronyl transferase.

• 氯霉素中毒的机制显然是由于新生儿肝脏的葡萄糖醛酸转移酶活性不足，不能使氯霉素与葡萄糖醛酸结合。