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Theodor Albrecht Edwin Klebs (6 February 1834 – 23 October 1913) was a German-Swiss microbiologist. He is mainly known for his work on infectious diseases. His works paved the way for the beginning of modern bacteriology, and inspired Louis Pasteur and Robert Koch.
Edwin Klebs was a German physician and bacteriologist noted for his work on the bacterial theory of infection. With Friedrich August Johannes Löffler in 1884, he discovered the diphtheria bacillus, known as the Klebs-Löffler bacillus. Klebs was assistant to Rudolf Virchow at the Pathological.
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Feb 6, 2023 · Edwin Klebs (1834-1913) was a pioneer of modern bacteriology who identified the cause of diphtheria and studied tuberculosis, syphilis, malaria and other diseases. He also taught at several universities and founded medical journals, but made some errors in his research on malaria.
Edwin Klebs (klāps), 1834–1913, German-American pathologist, b. Prussia. He was an assistant of Rudolf Virchow and professor of pathology at Zürich (1872–92) and from 1896 at Rush Medical College, Chicago. He is known for his many original observations on the pathology of infectious diseases.
Feb 11, 2016 · 2 Description. 3 Pathogenesis. 3.1 Transmission. 3.2 Incubation/Infectious Dose/Colonization. 3.3 Epidemiology. 3.4 Virulence Factors. 3.4.1 Capsular Polysaccharide and Lipopolysaccharide O Side Chain. 3.4.2 Capsular Antigens. 4 Antibiotic Resistant Strains. 4.1 KPC Outbreak at NIH. 5 Clinical Features. 5.1 Symptoms. 6 Diagnosis. 7 Treatment.
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Edwin Klebs — A Centennial Note. Author: LEONA BAUMGARTNER, M.D. Author Info & Affiliations. Published July 11, 1935. N Engl J Med 1935;213: 60 - 63. DOI: 10.1056/NEJM193507112130209. VOL. 213...
Dec 3, 2016 · Ray Dyer, PhD. [ Victorian Web Home —> Science —> Biology —> Medicine & Public Health —> Bacteriology] Edwin Klebs (1834-1913), a German-born physician and pathologist, studied at Wurzburg with Virchow in 1855, qualified at Konigsberg he following year, and then worked as assistant to Virchow in Berlin 1861-66, after which he received ...
