This statistic comes from a survey conducted by the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS), a division of the U.S. Department of Justice, which found that on June 30, 2009, the United States housed 203,233 Federal prisoners, 1,326,547 State prisoners, and 767,620 detainees in local jails.
Doctors try to determine if a low red blood cell count is caused by increased blood loss of red blood cells or from decreased production of them in the bone marrow. Knowing whether the number of white blood cells and/or platelets has changed also helps determine the cause of anemia.
Causes of low white blood cells in dialysis. This problem is more likely caused by anemia and infection during dialysis. Infection can cause low white blood cells counts by overwhelming or using up white blood cells are made. Viral and parasitic infection can specifically lower white blood cells in the blood.