Other Tests

• What are the other tests performed under microbiology for synovial fluid?

  Gram Stain and Culture
• Gram stain and culture tests for the presence of what bacteria?

  Staphylococcus aureus, streptococcus spp., hemophilus spp., and neisseria gonorrhea
• What is being tested for in serology?

  autoantibodies
• Autoantibodies are used for the detection of what?

  SLE, RA, and Lyme Disease
• What is the causative agent of Lyme Disease?

  Borrelia burgdorferi
• Arthritis is a frequent complication of what?

  Lyme disease