IGNAZ SEMMELWEIS
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Ignaz Philipp
Semmelweis was a Hungarian Gynecologist.
· Puerperal fever
is a bacterial infection (caused by Beta haemolytic Streptococcus pyogenes,
Lancefield Group A) that can occur in the uterine tract of women after giving
birth or undergoing an abortion. Ignaz Semmelweis discovered that the incidence of
Puerperal fever (also known as “Childbed Fever”) could be drastically cut
by the use of hand disinfection in obstetrical clinics.
· Ignaz
Semmelweis was the first doctor to discover the importance for “Hand washing”
before and after surgery.
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Ignaz
Semmelweis is also described as the “Savior of Mothers” and “Father of
Infection Control”.
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