Semmelweis and the aetiology of puerperal sepsis 160 years on: An historical review

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 136, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-9

  Noakes, Timothy D ^a   Borresen, J ^b   Hew Butler, T ^b   Lambert, M I ^b   Jordaan, E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^c SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORINE;

AUTOPSY; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; HAND WASHING; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RISK; MATERNAL CARE; MATERNAL MORBIDITY; MATERNITY WARD; MORTALITY; PATHOLOGY; PUERPERAL INFECTION; REVIEW;

AUSTRIA; DISINFECTION; FEMALE; HANDWASHING; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HUMANS; HUNGARY; IRELAND; PREGNANCY; PUERPERAL INFECTION;

EID: 37549011003     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: 14694409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268807008746     Document Type: Review

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