title: Synovial fluid analysis and bacterial findings in arthritic joints of juvenile male camel (Camelus dromedarius) calves.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid 22110, Jordan. zuhair72@just.edu.jo
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Bani Ismail
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Al-Rukibat
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Al-Tarazi
authors.forename: M B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Al-Zghoul
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000831:Animals, Newborn; D001168:Arthritis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D002162:Camelus; D002452:Cell Count; D007592:Joint Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D007794:Lameness, Animal; D008297:Male; D013582:Synovial Fluid / Q000166:cytology* / Q000382:microbiology*