Table 6: Laboratory results in S. aureus septic arthritis.

Lab value

Range

Normal value

Mean

Synovial fluid cell count

335-470,000

<200 cell/ul

72,073

White blood cell count

5,200-28,410

4,000-11,000/ul

14,400

sedimentation rate

3 - >130

<20/hr

63.7

C-Reactive protein

4.1- >90

<3.0 mg/L

73.24 (median >90)