Synovial Fluid Analysis and Bacterial Findings in Arthritic Joints of Juvenile Male Camel (Camelus dromedarius) Calves
| Autor: | Raida K. Al-Rukibat, Mohammad Borhan Al-Zghoul, Z. Bani Ismail, Yasser H. Al-Tarazi |
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| Rok vydání: | 2007 |
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Cell type Camelus General Veterinary Arthritis Lameness Animal Cell Count Mycoplasma Biology medicine.disease_cause Arcanobacterium pyogenes Pathology and Forensic Medicine Andrology Red blood cell medicine.anatomical_structure Animals Newborn Nucleated cell Staphylococcus aureus Synovial Fluid Immunology medicine Animals Synovial fluid Synovial fluid analysis Joint Diseases |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Veterinary Medicine Series A. 54:66-69 |
| ISSN: | 1439-0442 0931-184X |
| DOI: | 10.1111/j.1439-0442.2007.00889.x |
| Popis: | Eighteen synovial fluid samples from 11 male dromedarian calves, 9-12 month old, were analysed cytologically and bacteriologically. Calves were lame and all joints were grossly swollen. The mean +/- SD of total nucleated cell count was 7970 +/- 5000 cells/microl (range 2800-20,000 cells/microl). Polymorphonuclear (PMN) leucocytes were the predominant cell type. The mean +/- SD of absolute and percentages of each cell type were as follows: PMN leucocytes 5518 +/- 3600 cells/microl and 68 +/- 19%, monocytes/macrophages 1600 +/- 1120 cells/microl and 26 +/- 17%, lymphocytes 830 +/- 140 cells/microl and 8 +/- 7%, and red blood cell 350 +/- 130 cells/microl. The mean +/- SD of total protein concentration was 3.5 +/- 1 g/dl (range 2.5-5 g/dl). The most commonly isolated bacteria were non-haemolytic streptococci spp., followed by Arcanobacterium pyogenes and Staphylococcus aureus. No bacterial growth was obtained in eight samples and non-revealed Mycoplasma spp. |
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