Table 11: Laboratory studies in cases of streptococcal septic arthritis.
Laboratory test |
Range |
Normal value |
Mean |
Median |
Synovial fluid cell count |
15,242-641,425 |
< 200 cells/ul |
162,480 |
80,665 |
White blood cell count |
11,140-25,080 |
4,000-11,000/ul |
16,850 |
16,330 |
Sedimentation rate |
9-130 |
<20 mm/hr |
58.9 |
41 |
C-reactive protein |
44.3-90 |
<3.0 mg/L |
82.3 |
>90 |
Lactic acid |
0.7-6.4 |
0.5-1 mmol/L |
2.36 |
1.7 |