Neutrophils (granulocytes) are the body’s main defense against bacterial infections and fungal infections. When neutropenia is present, the inflammatory response to such infections is blunted. The normal lower limit of the neutrophil count (total white blood cell count × % neutrophils and bands) is 1500/mcL (1.5 × 109/L) in White patients and is somewhat lower in Black patients (approximately 1200/mcL [1.2 × 109/L). Neutrophil counts…