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Table 2 Results of 174 joint synovial fluid analyses obtained from 81 foals with a clinical diagnosis of septic arthritis stratified within hospital survivor and non-survivor foal groups.

From: Analysis of factors influencing prognosis in foals with septic arthritis

Parameters

Survivors

Non-survivors

 

Mean (±s.d.)

n = number of samples

Total protein (g/dl)

3.74 (5.9)

(n = 172)

3.55 (4.1)

(n = 40)

Nucleated cells count

(103cells/μl)

42.83

(313)

(n = 170)

45.57 (165)

(n = 34)

Degenerate

Neutrophils* (%)

50.4 (50)

(n = 49)

69.7 (55)

(n = 7)

% Macrophages

16.7 (31)

(n = 23)

13.8% (44)

(n = 6)

Red blood cell count

*(103cells/μl)

243.87

(3271)

(n = 169)

94.90 (410)

(n = 40)

  1. *Significantly different at P < 0.05.