How reliable are the synovial cell count and blood parameters in the diagnosis of septic arthritis?
Toygun Kağan Eren,
Cem Nuri Aktekin
Abstract:Objectives
This study aims to investigate the reliability of the joint fluid cell count and blood parameters compared to the culture results in the diagnosis of septic arthritis (SA).
Patients and methods
A total of 192 patients (112 males, 80 females, mean age: 60.3±19.2 years; range, 18 to 98 years) who presented with SA between January 2018 and July 2022 were evaluated retrospectively. The recorded joint fluid cell count, complete blood count (CBC), white blood cell … Show more
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