Table 3 Joint fluid culture of 50 patients with suspected septic osteoarthritis

Gram-positive

 Staphylococcus aureus

8

 Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)

4

 Staphylococcus epidermidis

2

 Enterococcus faecalis

1

Gram-negative

 Pseudomonas aeruginosa

2

 Mixed infection

 Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Acinetobacter baumannii

1

None growth

28

Other infection

 Tuberculosis

1

Fungus

2

 Juvenile idiopathic arthritis

1

Total

50