Acute inflammation is defined as a CRP ≥ 10 mg/l. We will include 2 groups of participants:
A group with an inflammatory syndrome and infection; infection being defined as:
Viral infection confirmed by nasopharynx swab for: influenza, RSV, parainfluenza, rhinovirusses, coronavirusses.
Bacterial infection confirmed with positive blood culture, positive articular punction, positive expectorations, pneumonia on chest radiograph, or infection documented by abdominal imagery (CT or echo), a positive urine culture with a confirmed pyelonephritis with a renal echography or a DMSA scintigraphy or specific clinical symptoms for pyelonephritis and positive hemoculture. A positive urine culture alone is not considered as urine infection because of the high prevalence of asymptomatic bacteriuria in geriatric patients.

Acute inflammation is defined as a CRP ≥ 10 mg/l. We will include 2 groups of participants:
=> B) A group with inflammatory syndrome and inflammatory diseases without infection: defined as:
Confirmed pulmonary embolism (PE) by CT or ventilation-perfusion scintigraphy
Microcrystalline arthritis diagnosed by articular punction
Crush syndrome or rhabdomyolyses defined by history of a fall and raised creatine kinase in blood sample.

bacteriuria/albumina

Usefulness of White Blood Cell Count (WBCC) During Infection in Geriatric Patient

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