Purpose: The purpose of this study was to measure the frequency of microorganisms in septic arthritis in children under the age of 10 years in Peshawar. Method:After approval from hospital ethical board, patients fulfilling the inclusion criteria were enrolled From the indoor department of Orthopedic of the hospital. A written informed consent was taken from all study participants after explaining the purpose of study. Complete history was taken and physical examinations were done including

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... ful and gentle examination of the affected joint as per protocol. The involved joint was aspirated under sterile precautions in a separate procedure room under ultrasound guidance. Data was recorded by the researcher himself on especially designed proforma (annexure 1). Data was entered and analyzed by using SPSS version 22.0. Results: We included 171 patients with septic arthritis who met the inclusion criteria. Among 171 patients, 99 patients (57.9%) were males. The median age was 3. ). In our studies, 72 patients (42.1%) had staph. aureus on culture , 39 patients (22.8%) had group A streptococcus on culture, 34 patients (19.8%) had E.coli on culture, 17 patients (9.9%) had streptococcus pneumoniae and 9 patients (5.2%) had other bacteria including H.influenza , salmonella, P. auroginosa and N.gonorrhoea.