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Untersuchungen über die Vegetationsformen von Coccobacteria septica und den Antheil, Welchen sie an der Enstehung und Verbreitung der accidentellen Wundkrankheiten Haben. Versuch einer wissenschaftlichen Kritik der verscheidenen Methoden antiseptischer Wundbehandlung.

Berlin: Georg Reimer, 1874.

Billroth provided the first account of streptocci wound infection, calling the bacteria Coccobacteria septica. When Billroth introduced antisepic techniques in his surgical practice the number of surgical patients with these infections dramatically decreased. Digital facsimile from the Internet Archive at this link.

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Entry Number#12064
Permanent Linkhttps://beta.historyofmedicine.com/id/14273
Author Bio LinkWikipedia ↗
External URLuntersuchungen-ber-die-vegetationsformen-von-coccobacteria-septica-und-verbreitung-der-accidentellen-wundkrankheiten

Geographic Context

Publication place: Berlin