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A 25-year-old man presents with a painful swollen right knee joint, developing over 24 hours. He also reports recent urethral discharge. Joint aspiration reveals cloudy synovial fluid with a white cell count of 60,000 cells/mm³, predominantly neutrophils. Gram stain is negative, but microscopy shows no crystals. What is the most likely diagnosis?

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