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Case Reports
. 2006 Feb;34(1):46-8.
doi: 10.1007/s15010-006-4140-x.

Mesh-related infection after hernia repair: case report of an emerging type of foreign-body related infection

I A Bliziotis  1 , S K Kasiakou, A M Kapaskelis, M E Falagas
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Mesh-related infection after hernia repair: case report of an emerging type of foreign-body related infection

I A Bliziotis et al. Infection. 2006 Feb.

Abstract

The use of a mesh has been an advance in hernia repair and subsequently has become prevalent worldwide. However, the use of mesh may be associated with both non-infectious and infectious complications. We present here a representative case of a mesh-related infection due to Staphylococcus aureus and review the available data about the incidence, etiology, clinical manifestations, diagnosis, management, and prevention of this emerging type of foreign body infections.

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