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White Blood Cell (WBC, Leukocyte) Count. White Blood Cells: Bacterial Infection Cancer Treatment

White blood cells protect the body from infection by attacking and destroying bacteria, viruses, and other pathogens. An increased white blood cell count indicates the presence of an infection, while the differential count of neutrophils, lymphocytes, monocytes, eosinophils, and basophils provides information about the immune system and can help detect infections, allergic reactions, toxicity, and conditions like leukemia. The white blood cell count and differential are used to monitor infections and the effects of cancer treatment.

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White Blood Cell (WBC, Leukocyte) Count. White Blood Cells: Bacterial Infection Cancer Treatment

White blood cells protect the body from infection by attacking and destroying bacteria, viruses, and other pathogens. An increased white blood cell count indicates the presence of an infection, while the differential count of neutrophils, lymphocytes, monocytes, eosinophils, and basophils provides information about the immune system and can help detect infections, allergic reactions, toxicity, and conditions like leukemia. The white blood cell count and differential are used to monitor infections and the effects of cancer treatment.

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White blood cell (WBC, leukocyte) count.

White blood cells


protect the body against infection. If an infection develops, white blood
cells attack and destroy the bacteria, virus, or other organism causing
it. White blood cells are bigger than red blood cells but fewer in
number. When a person has a bacterial infection, the number of white
cells rises very quickly. The number of white blood cells is sometimes
used to find an infection or to see how the body is dealing withcancer
treatment.
White blood cell types (WBC differential). The major types of
white blood cells are neutrophils, lymphocytes, monocytes, eosinophils,
and basophils. Immature neutrophils, called band neutrophils, are also
part of this test. Each type of cell plays a different role in protecting the
body. The numbers of each one of these types of white blood cells give
important information about the immune system. Too many or too few
of the different types of white blood cells can help find an infection,
an allergic or toxic reaction to medicines or chemicals, and many
conditions, such as leukemia.

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