CRP and infection: Laboratory tests showed elevated infection parameters (C-reactive protein 95 mg/l [normal range 0–10 mg/l]; white blood cell count, 15,800 μl 42−1 [normal range, 5,000–21,000 μl−1] with 11% banded neutrophils [normal range, 0–4%] and platelet count, 21,000 μl 44−1 [normal range, 150,000–450,000 μl−1]).