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what the risks are joint aspiration, joint fluid culture, joint fluid culture, laboratory test to isolate, identify organisms that cause infection, performed on a specimen of fluid obtained from fluid around a joint, synovial fluid analysis a sample of joint aspirate, fluid is removed, joint, a needle, operating room, placed on culture media in containers, the purpose of growing microorganisms, bacteria, fungus, viruses, microbiologist, in the laboratory inspects the cultures daily, growth, microorganisms, detected, tests initiated to identify the infectious agent, determine the sensitivity, the organisms to medications, antibiotic therapy, determined, results, a physician, withdraw fluid, a joint, infants, children, test depends on child's age, level of trust, prepare child, infant test, procedure preparation, birth to 1 year, toddler test, procedure preparation, 1 to 3 years, preschooler test, procedure preparation, 3 to 6 years, schoolage test, procedure preparation, 6 to 12 years, adolescent test, procedure preparation, 12 to 18 years, sample obtained, in the health care provider's office, hospital, skin over the joint is cleansed, antibacterial soap, a local anesthetic injected, skin over the joint, injection, burn, sting, area has, become numb, a larger needle is inserted, joint, fluid is withdrawn, pressure, in the joint, minor soreness present, several days, test performed, is unexplained pain, inflammation of a joint, suspected infection, joint, presence of no organisms, in the culture, a sterile culture, abnormal results indicate an infection, in the joint, infection bacterial, mycobacterial, fungal, causative organism, an effective medication to treat the organism, in the final results, associated conditions, fungal arthritis, non-gonococcal, septic, bacterial arthritis, gonococcal arthritis, risks, introducing an infection, bleeding, in the joint, not applicable.