title: In vivo biofilm on the surface of a surgical mesh implant.
abstract: Mesh hernioplasty is among the most frequently performed surgical procedures. The introduction of mesh implants has decreased recurrence rates, but the use of synthetic materials carries the risk of infection and biofilm formation. This paper presents the course of the disease in the case of biofilm formation on the surface of an implanted surgical mesh. Antimicrobial therapy and partial removal of the implant were unsuccessful. Recurring surgical site infection could be managed only through total excision of the infected implant.
authors.affiliation: Department of General and Endocrine Surgery, Nicolaus Copernicus University Collegium Medicum, Bydgoszcz, Poland. bigar@wp.pl
authors.forename: Adrian
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Reśliński
authors.forename: Agnieszka
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mikucka
authors.forename: Jakub
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Szmytkowski
authors.forename: Eugenia
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Gospodarek
authors.forename: Stanisław
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dabrowiecki
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D018441:Biofilms / Q000254:growth & development*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013526:Surgical Mesh / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000382:microbiology*; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy