SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              WASHINGTON, DC 20549



                                    FORM 8-K


                                 CURRENT REPORT

     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

          Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): May 6, 2003

                         MICROTEK MEDICAL HOLDINGS, INC.
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             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

                                     Georgia
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                 (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

           0-24866                                      58-1746149
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   (Commission File Number)                 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

512 Lehmberg Road; Columbus, Mississippi                                39702
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 (Address of Principal Executive Offices                              (Zip Code)

                                 (662) 327-1863
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              (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)







ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

     (c)  Exhibits:

     99.1 Press release dated May 6, 2003,  announcing financial results for the
          quarter ended March 31, 2003

ITEM 9. REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE (INCLUDING ITEM 12 INFORMATION)

     On May 6, 2003,  Microtek Medical  Holdings,  Inc. (the "Company") issued a
press release  announcing its financial  results for the quarter ended March 31,
2003.  This press  release is  attached  as Exhibit  99.1 to this  report and is
incorporated herein by reference.








                                   SIGNATURES


     Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant  has  caused  this  report  to be duly  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


                             MICROTEK MEDICAL HOLDINGS, INC.



                             By: /s/Dan R. Lee
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                                 Dan R. Lee, Chairman, President and
                                 Chief Executive Officer

                             By: /s/Roger G. Wilson
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                                 Roger G. Wilson, Chief Financial Officer



Dated:  May 6, 2003


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