Most skin and soft tissue infections begin with redness, irritation, warmth, and swelling of the infected area. Because community-acquired MRSA is a virulent (aggressive) bacterium, the infection may develop quickly and create a painful, red, swollen bump on the skin.
Answers.comÂ® is making the world better one answer at a time. A high absolute grans count indicates a variety of things from cancer, kidney failure, infections, heart attacks and also low white blood cell count.
GRANS and L/M (granulocytes and lymphocytes/monocytes) are specific types of white blood cells.  EOS (eosinophils) is a specific type of white blood cells that may indicate allergic or parasitic conditions.  PLT (platelets) measures the cells that form blood clots.  RETIC (reticulocytes) are immature red blood cells. High levels indicate regenerative anemia.