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heart, section, the middle, heart, pericardium, bacterial pericarditis, purulent pericarditis, bacterial pericarditis, inflammation, irritation, swelling, the sac that surrounds the heart, pericardium, a bacterial infection, bacterial infections, one cause of pericarditis, the advent of antibiotics, bacterial pericarditis has, become relatively rare, most often occurs in men between the ages of 20, after some type of respiratory infection, occur after skin, oral infections that produce bacteremia, bacterial infection, the blood, after heart surgery, bacterial infection causes, inflammation, the pericardium, pain occurs, the inflamed pericardium rubbing against the heart, fluid, accumulate, in the pericardial sac, most common organisms that cause this condition, staphylococci, streptococci, pneumococci, hemophilus influenza, h, flu, meningococci, chest pain, radiating, neck, shoulder, abdomen, sharp, stabbing, increases, breathing, preferred position to relieve the pain is upright, standing, sitting, difficulty breathing, splinting of ribs, deep breathing, bends over of holds chest, breathing, dry cough, anxiety, fatigue, fever, sweating, chills, listening, heart, a stethoscope, health care provider able to hear a pericardial rubbing sound, heart sounds faint, distant, other signs of fluid, in the pericardium, pericardial effusion, disorder is severe, signs of fluid, in the space around the lungs, pleural effusion, decreased breath sounds, appear toxic, septic shock, critically ill, signs of associated pneumonia, suspect this disorder, tests shows an abnormal amount, fluid, in the pericardial sac, chest x-ray, echocardiogram, chest mri scan, chest ct scan, condition is diagnosed, the fluid around the pericardial sac is shown to be infected, bacteria, following tests help doctors make this diagnosis, blood cultures, pericardial fluid gram stain, pericardial fluid culture, a cbc showing increased wbc count, goal of treatment, cure the infection, antibiotics, used aggressively to treat bacterial infections, medications, analgesics to relieve pain, diuretics to remove excess fluid, aspirin, ibuprofen, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory medications, nsaids, corticosteroids, prescribed to relieve inflammation, the pericardium, bedrest, the head, the bed elevated recommended to reduce the workload on the heart, pericardiocentesis, removal of fluid, pericardial sac, necessary to drain infected pericardial fluid, prevent, treat cardiac tamponade, surgical pericardiectomy, cutting, removal of part, the pericardium, recommended, bacterial pericarditis is chronic, recurrent, disorder life threatening, untreated, outcome is good, bacterial pericarditis is treated promptly, most people recover completely, cardiac tamponade, constrictive heart failure, pulmonary edema.