Active Staphylococcus aureus infection: Is it a contra-indication to the repair of complex hernias with synthetic mesh?
Synthetic mesh replacement in patients with active Staphylococcus aureus infection has an acceptable incidence of postoperative wound infection and prevents hernia recurrence. Large-pore polypropylene mesh is a suitable material to be used in the infected surgical field as an onlay graft.
TNF-alpha mutations do not seem to play any role in the development of steatosis in chronic hepatitis C.