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An elevated lymphocytes level means that you have a higher than usual amount of white blood cells called lymphocytes. Because these cells are used to fight of infection, people tend to produce more of them when they are ill.

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Depending on your individual condition, this can mean many things. Only a doctor can officially diagnose/interpret blood cultures and workups.

That being said, lymphocytes are white blood cells that are involved in your immune system and attack foreign bodies and/or infected cells. An elevated lymphocyte count could indicate some type of infection.

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Most of the times you'll see elevated lymphocytes in viral infections, that's because lymphocytes are the main line of defense against viruses

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Usually, an infection of some sort. But it depends on which type of leukocytes are high in the Periphreal blood smear.

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