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Semmelweis y su aporte científico a la medicina: Un lavado de manos salva vidas / Semmelweis and his outstanding contribution to Medicine: Washing hands saves lives
Miranda C., Marcelo; Navarrete T., Luz.
  • Miranda C., Marcelo; Clínica Las Condes. Unidad Neurología. Santiago. CL
  • Navarrete T., Luz; Clínica Las Condes. Biblioteca. Santiago. CL
Rev. chil. infectol ; 25(1): 54-57, feb. 2008. ilus
Article in Spanish | LILACS | ID: lil-473652
ABSTRACT
Ignaz Semmelweis was a Hungarian obstetrician who in the nineteenth century, preceding the discoveries of Pasteur and Lister, proposed the infectious etiology of puerperal sepsis. With a simple antiseptic procedure, he achieved marked reduction of the prevalence of this disease. However, he needed to fight against the reluctancy of his colleagues who didn't accept his observations although they were for the first time in the history of Science, supported by statistical significance analysis. This report describes biographical data of this revolutionary physician and the circumstances of his strange death based on information not often revealed.
RESUMEN
Ignaz Semmelweis, fue un obstetra húngaro que a mediados del siglo XIX, precediendo los hallazgos de Pasteur y Lister, logró descubrir la naturaleza infecciosa de la fiebre puerperal, logrando controlar su aparición con una simple medida de antisepsia. Debió luchar con la reticencia de sus colegas que no aceptaron sus observaciones que, por primera vez en la historia, fueron apoyadas con datos estadísticos. Esta comunicación describe datos biográficos de este trascendente científico y las circunstancias que rodearon su extraña muerte, apoyada en información infrecuentemente divulgada.
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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Puerperal Infection / Asepsis / Hand Disinfection / Obstetrics Type of study: Etiology study / Risk factors Country/Region as subject: Europa Language: Spanish Journal: Rev. chil. infectol Journal subject: Communicable Diseases Year: 2008 Type: Article Affiliation country: Chile Institution/Affiliation country: Clínica Las Condes/CL

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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Puerperal Infection / Asepsis / Hand Disinfection / Obstetrics Type of study: Etiology study / Risk factors Country/Region as subject: Europa Language: Spanish Journal: Rev. chil. infectol Journal subject: Communicable Diseases Year: 2008 Type: Article Affiliation country: Chile Institution/Affiliation country: Clínica Las Condes/CL