Etiology, Concept and Prophylaxis of Childbed Fever
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Etiology, Concept and Prophylaxis of Childbed Fever is a medical book by Ignaz Semmelweis
. It includes studies in hospitals conducted in Vienna
in 1847, dealing largely with the field of obstretics. It was translated into English by Kay Codell Carter in 1983.
Ignaz Semmelweis
Ignaz Philipp Semmelweis was a Hungarian physician now known as an early pioneer of antiseptic procedures. Described as the "savior of mothers", Semmelweis discovered that the incidence of puerperal fever could be drastically cut by the use of hand disinfection in obstetrical clinics...
. It includes studies in hospitals conducted in Vienna
Vienna
Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
in 1847, dealing largely with the field of obstretics. It was translated into English by Kay Codell Carter in 1983.