Steel Catherine M
Department of Veterinary Clinic and Hospital, The University of Melbourne, 250 Princes Highway, Werribee, Victoria 3030, Australia.
Vet Clin North Am Equine Pract. 2008 Aug;24(2):437-54, viii. doi: 10.1016/j.cveq.2008.05.004.
The most important application for synovial fluid (SF) analysis in the horse is in the diagnosis of synovial sepsis. Misdiagnosis of synovial sepsis is costly, and SF analysis makes correct diagnosis more likely, although far from certain. The precision of diagnosis may be increased with polymerase chain reaction analysis for detection of bacterial DNA in SF and with assays for various enzymes and cytokines. These tests are currently not widely available, however, and routine SF analysis remains of prime importance in diagnosis.
马的滑液（SF）分析最重要的应用是诊断滑膜败血症。滑膜败血症的误诊代价高昂，虽然远非确定，但滑液分析使正确诊断更有可能。通过聚合酶链反应分析检测滑液中的细菌DNA以及检测各种酶和细胞因子的检测方法，可提高诊断的准确性。然而，这些检测目前尚未广泛应用，常规的滑液分析在诊断中仍然至关重要。
