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Every effort should be taken to aspirate involved joints to exclude a septic joint where diagnosis not certain. Involve on-site orthopaedic teams/radiology for ultrasound-guided aspiration if necessary. Record colour, viscosity and turbidity. Microscopy for cell count, differential and Gram stain (Microbiology); polarising microscopy for crystals (Histopathology lab) Culture.
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