BLOOD AND PERICARDIAL FLUID CULTURE IN CARDIAC PATIENTS IN BENTOLHODA HOSPITAL OF BUSHEHR

Background and Aim: Before and after surgery, Care and control of fever in patients undergoing cardiac surgery is essential. One of the things that is checked in these people is Infection and fever control and Blood cultures are taken from patients with high fever. some patients develop fluid around their heart, and because some bacteria cause this, pericardial fluid culture help us to prevent and control infections in the operating room. So the purpose of this study, determination of different bacteria in blood culture and pericardial fluid in patients undergoing any cardiac surgery.Methods:This descriptive cross-sectional study which was done on cardiovascular patients who sent Blood and fluid culture for them In Bentolhoda hospital of bushehr. Blood culture and pericardial fluid culture was performed. SPSS21 software,descriptive and inferential were utilized.Results:The statistical population included 263 patients (mail:54%,femail 46%). Blood culture and pericardial fluid culture were carried out respectively in 239 and 24 of them. The average of positive blood culture was 7.5% .gram-positive bacteria included 38.88% staphylococcus epidermidis, staphylococcus aureus, staphylococcus saprophytic and streptococcus D group were Each one 11.11% and streptococcus beta hemolytic was 5.5%. gram-negative bacteria included Ecoli was 11.11% and acinetobacter , klebsiella were Each one 5.5%. The average of positive pericardial fluid culture was %4.1 that was staphylococcus epidermidis.Conclusion:this study showed that bacteria play a small role in the bacterial infections in cardiac patients