neutropenia, infants…

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neutropenia means an abnormally low number of neutrophils, in the blood, neutrophils, polymorphonuclear leukocytes, granulocytes, segs, polys, pmns, a type of white blood cell, leukocyte, the body's protection against infection, readily attracted to foreign invaders, destroy them by engulfing, eating them, neutrophils release an enzyme that dissolves cells, in the immediate area, resulting, in the formation of pus, an inadequate number of neutrophils leaves the body at high risk, infection, in babies, most common cause is infection, neutrophils, produced, in the bone marrow, released, bloodstream to travel to wherever they, neutrophils, destroyed fighting infections, numbers, become low, in the blood, the bone marrow is not able to replace them, fast, large numbers of immature forms of neutrophils, bands, produced by the bone marrow, the demand is high, a non-sick infant, low neutrophil count, no apparent reason, osteopenia in premature infants, a small sample, the baby's blood, sent, complete blood count, cbc, a cbc provides much information, how many, what types of red cells, white cells, in the blood, white cells, counted, looked at under a microscope, what type of white cell they, differential cell count, 100 white cells counted, 50 neutrophils, neutrophil count is 50%, the total white cells, 50%, a mixture of bands, lymphocytes, monocytes, eosinophils, basophils, white cells, of primary importance, investigate the source, site, the infection, treat the underlying infectious process that caused the neutropenia, in rare cases, the neutrophil count is low enough to be life-threatening, consider white cell transfusions from donor blood, medication to stimulate white cell production, neupogen, concentrated antibodies from pooled donors, intravenous immune globulin, outcome, the baby depends on the underlying cause, the neutropenia, infection in newborns, certainly be life-threatening, a simple blood infection, pneumonia, does not cause long-term side-effects after complete recovery.