Four (12.5%) patients had neutrophil counts between 8000 and 10000/mm, four (12.5%) had counts between 10000 and 15000/mm, and two (6.25%) had counts above 15000/mm. Elevated C-reactive protein was found in 10 (31.25%) patients, whereas this value was between 50 mg/L and 70 mg/L in eight (25%) patients. Twenty-five (78%) infants had comorbidities, including congenital heart disease (n=19, 59.4%), bronchopulmonary dysplasia (n=1, 3.12%), and polymalformative syndrome (n=1, 3.12%) (Table 3). This evidence concerns the gene CRP and congenital heart disease.