CRP and infection: Hypoalbuminemia [5,6,7,8], lymphocytopenia [8,9,10,11], neutrophilia [8], increased lactic dehydrogenase (LDH) [5,8], C-reactive protein (CRP) [8,9], procalcitonin [5,9,10], D-dimers [7,11,12,13], and neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) [14,15] levels on admission or in serial measurements over time have all been reported as predictors of the severity of infection and have been associated with poor outcomes, intensive care unit admission, severity of pneumonia assessed by computed tomography (CT) [16], or the extent of inflammation or tissue damage [17].