Hip Synovial Fluid Cell Counts in Children From a Lyme Disease Endemic Area
Dart AH, Michelson KA, Aronson PL, Garro AC, Lee TJ, Glerum KM, Nigrovic PA, Kocher MS, Bachur RG, Nigrovic LE. Hip Synovial Fluid Cell Counts in Children From a Lyme Disease Endemic Area. Pediatrics 2018, 141: e20173810. PMID: 29669751, PMCID: PMC5914490, DOI: 10.1542/peds.2017-3810.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSynovial fluid WBC countWhite blood cellsLyme disease endemic areaSynovial fluid white blood cellDisease-endemic areasLyme arthritisSeptic arthritisWBC countEndemic areasCulture resultsSurgical drainagePositive synovial fluid culture resultsSynovial fluid cell countPositive blood culture resultsSynovial fluid culture resultsSeptic hip arthritisBlood culture resultsSynovial fluid cultureBacterial culture resultsUnnecessary operative proceduresYears of ageEligible patientsRetrospective cohortMonoarticular arthritisHip arthritis