CRP and Increased total leukocyte count: Regarding the admission data, our patients with VNSSTIs had high CRP (77.5 ± 12.7 mg/dL), leukocytosis with left shift (12.8 ± 0.9 × 103 per mm3 with 7.7 ± 1.4% of band form), hyperglycemia (149.6 ± 10.7 mg/dL), hypoalbuminemia (2.35 ± 0.07 g/dL) and increased levels of serum creatinine (1.78 ± 0.16 mg/dL), the INR (1.29 ± 0.06), and serum bilirubin (1.93 ± 0.41 mg/dL).