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Ignaz Philipp Semmelweis (German: [ˈɪɡnaːts ˈzɛml̩vaɪs]; Hungarian: Semmelweis Ignác Fülöp [ˈsɛmmɛlvɛjs ˈiɡnaːts ˈfyløp]; 1 July 1818 – 13 August 1865) was a Hungarian physician and scientist of German descent, who was an early pioneer of antiseptic procedures, and was described as the "saviour of mothers".
- Contemporary Reaction to Ignaz Semmelweis
Ignaz Semmelweis discovered in 1847 that hand-washing with a...
- Carl Von Rokitansky
Baron Carl von Rokitansky (German: Carl Freiherr von...
- Puerperal Fever
Postpartum infections, also known as childbed fever and...
- Contemporary Reaction to Ignaz Semmelweis
Ignaz Semmelweis was a Hungarian physician who lived in the 19th century. He is popularly known as the “savior of mothers,” for the significant contributions made by him in reducing the post-delivery mortality rate in women. He was one of the early advocates of antiseptic procedures.
May 28, 2020 · Within two weeks, Ignaz Semmelweis, the tortured godfather of handwashing, died of generalized sepsis — the same kind of infection that took the lives of countless women who had died at Vienna...
May 21, 2020 · Hungarian obstetrician Ignac Semmelweis (1818–1865) was one of the earliest clinical investigators of modern medical science. In nineteenth century Europe, puerperal fever (childbed fever) was a major clinical and public health problem with very high maternal mortality. It was thought to be caused by miasma, epidemicity, or the Will of Providence.
- Uvi Tyagi, Kailash Chander Barwal
- 10.1007/s12262-020-02386-6
- 2020
- Indian J Surg. 2020 Jun; 82(3): 276-277.
Ignaz Philip Semmelweis (born Semmelweis Ignác Fülöp; 1 July 1818 – 13 August 1865 [1] ), was a Hungarian physician and scientist, of German descent and/or origin.
May 17, 2018 · Semmelweis, Ignaz Philipp (1818-1865) Hungarian physician. Along with American physician Oliver Wendell Holmes (1809 – 1894), Ignaz Semmelweis was one of the first two doctors worldwide to recognize the contagious nature of puerperal fever and promote steps to eliminate it, thereby dramatically reducing maternal deaths.
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Apr 6, 2017 · Ignaz Philipp Semmelweis demonstrated that the use of disinfectants could reduce the occurrence of puerperal fever in patients in nineteenth century Austria. Puerperal fever is a bacterial infection that can occur in the uterine tract of women after giving birth or undergoing an abortion.
