Her blood results showed elevated C-reactive protein (CRP, upon admission 256.7 mg/L; reference < 7.5 mg/L) and leukocytosis (leukocytes upon admission 21.5 10^9/L, reference 3.5–10.0 10^9/l) with slight monocytosis present in the leukogram. Here, CRP is linked to Increased total leukocyte count.