The doctors' plague : germs, childbed fever, and the strange story of Ignác Semmelweis / Sherwin B. Nuland
By: Nuland, Sherwin B.
Series: 2003Edition: 1st ed.Description: 191 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.ISBN: 9780393326253.Subject(s): Semmelweis, Ignác Fülöp, 1818-1865 | Semmelweis, Ignác Fülöp, 1818-1865 | Puerperal septicemia | Asepsis and antisepsis | Puerperal Infection -- history -- Austria | History, 19th Century -- Austria | Sepsis -- history -- AustriaGenre/Form: Print books.Summary: Analyzes how doctor Ignac Semmelweis's reforms of the medical field led to his discovery of the correlation between hand washing and reduced infection, recounting how his work contributed to the establishment of germ theoryCurrent location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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On Shelf | RG811 .N85 2003 (Browse shelf) | Available | AU0000000005329 |
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Includes bibliographical references
Analyzes how doctor Ignac Semmelweis's reforms of the medical field led to his discovery of the correlation between hand washing and reduced infection, recounting how his work contributed to the establishment of germ theory