Table 1 Patient Characteristics n = 82

Symptom duration (days)^*

3 (2–5)

Males / Females

58 / 24

Age (years) ^¥

25.33 (10 days – 86 years)

Group

Confirmed pyogenic (C+SA / C+OM)

27 (19 / 8)

Presumed pyogenic (C-SA / C-OM)

21 (17 / 4)

Non – infective inflammatory

34

RA

8

Juvenile RA

4

Gout

2

Transient synovitis of hip

5

Trauma

7

Sickle cell crisis

1

Non – specific synovitis^ф

7

Blood C / S

3 (11.11%)

Pus C / S (C+SA / C+OM)

27 (19 / 8)

Methicillin Resistant SA

20 (12 / 8)

Staphylococcus aureus

3 (3 / 0)

Coagulase negative SA

1 (1 / 0)

Pseudomonas aeruginosa

1 (1 / 0)

Klebsiella pneumonia

1 (1 / 0)

Streptoccus species

1 (1 / 0)