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Birth weight and gestation were similar for treatment and placebo groups: 732 \u00b1 135 g versus 770 \u00b1 135 g and 25.2 \u00b1 1.3 weeks versus 25.4 \u00b1 1.5 weeks. More infants treated with hydrocortisone achieved study success, defined as survival without supplemental oxygen at 36 weeks' postconception (12\/20 [60%] vs 7\/20 [35%]). Lower birth weight, histologic chorioamnionitis, and preeclampsia were significant risk factors, whereas study center, prenatal steroids, sex, and ethnicity were not significant. Hydrocortisone treatment decreased days on &amp;gt;40% oxygen, days on &amp;gt;25% oxygen, days on ventilator, and oxygen at discharge. Among infants exposed to chorioamnionitis, hydrocortisone treatment also was associated with increased enteral intake during the first month of life and with increased weight at 36 weeks' postconception. Five treated infants and 6 placebo infants developed sepsis; 3 in each group died.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusions.<\/jats:title><jats:p>First, early treatment with low-dose hydrocortisone in this population of extremely low birth weight infants increased the likelihood of survival without CLD. Second, the benefit was particularly apparent in infants with chorioamnionitis. 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