EXHIBIT 99.1

                            CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                             18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

          In connection with the Quarterly Report of Microtek Medical  Holdings,
Inc. (the  "Company") on Form 10-Q for the quarter ending June 30, 2002 as filed
with the Securities and Exchange  Commission on the date hereof (the  "Report"),
I, Dan R. Lee,  Chairman,  Chief Executive Officer and President of the Company,
certify,  pursuant to 18 U.S.C.  ss. 1350, as adopted pursuant to ss. 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

          (1) The Report fully complies with the  requirements  of Section 13(a)
or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

          (2) The information  contained in the Report fairly  presents,  in all
material  respects,  the  financial  condition  and results of operations of the
Company.

/s/ Dan R. Lee
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Dan R. Lee
Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President
August 13, 2002





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