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100 1 _aSemmelweis, Ignác Fülöp,
_d1818-1865
245 1 0 _aZwei offene Briefe an Dr. J. Spaeth, Professor der Geburtshilfe an der k. k. Josefs-Akademie in Wien, und an Hofrath Dr. F. W. Scanzoni, Professor der Geburtshilfe zu Würzburg
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2012
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2012-07-16
508 _aProduced by The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This transcription was produced from images generously made available by Bayerische Staatsbibliothek / Bavarian State Library.)
520 _a"Zwei offene Briefe an Dr. J. Spaeth, Professor der Geburtshilfe an der k. k.…" by Dr. J. Ph. Semmelweis is a medical publication written in the early to mid-19th century. The work presents Semmelweis’s arguments against the prevailing theories regarding puerperal fever (childbed fever) and highlights the importance of antiseptic practices in medical settings. The book serves as a passionate critique of the ignorance surrounding the disease and advocates for better understanding and treatment methods to prevent maternal mortality. In this correspondence, Semmelweis addresses two prominent obstetricians, Dr. J. Spaeth and Hofrath Dr. F. W. Scanzoni, directly challenging their views on puerperal fever, which he attributes to the absorption of decayed organic material. He presents evidence from his own clinical experiences in Vienna, demonstrating a significant reduction in maternal deaths through the application of rigorous hand hygiene practices among medical staff. Semmelweis argues that the failure to recognize the true cause of puerperal fever has led to countless unnecessary deaths and calls for the adoption of his life-saving methods, fervently criticizing the existing medical beliefs and practices of his contemporaries. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aPuerperal septicemia
653 _aAntiseptics in obstetrics
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/40261
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