A 48-year-old alcoholic man presents with a 6-day history of productive cough and fever. The temperature is 38.7degC (103degF), respirations are 32 per minute, and blood pressure is 126/86 mm Hg. The patient's cough worsens, and he begins expectorating large amounts of foul-smelling sputum. A chest X-ray shows a right upper and middle lobe infiltrate. A CBC demonstrates leukocytosis (WBC = 38,000/mL), with 80% slightly immature neutrophils and toxic granulation. Laboratory studies reveal elevated leukocyte alkaline phosphatase. Which of the following best describes this patient's hematologic condition?