Microbiology of chronic mesh infection.
Cláudio BiroliniM P Faro JuniorC B TerhochJ S de MirandaE Y TanakaE M UtiyamaPublished in: Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery (2023)
Staphylococcus aureus plays a significant role in the pathogenesis of synthetic mesh infection. Staphylococcus aureus, isolated in 64% of cultures, accounted for most single bacterial infections and was the prevalent germ in mesh sinus and infected seromas. Gram-negative infection occurred in 35%. Anaerobes occurred in 31%, commonly encountered in polymicrobial infections. Most fungi cultures happened in patients with enteric fistulas.