UID:
almafu_9959327614502883
Format:
1 online resource (xii, 329 pages) :
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illustrations.
ISBN:
9781555817220
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155581722X
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9781683671107
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1683671104
Series Statement:
Textbook, ASM Press
Content:
From Hippocrates to Lillian Wald, the stories of scientists whose work changed the way we think about and treat infection. Describes the genesis of the germ theory of disease by a dozen seminal thinkers such as Jenner, Lister, and Ehrlich. Presents the "inside stories" of these pioneers' struggles to have their work accepted, which can inform strategies for tackling current crises in infectious diseases and motivate and support today's scientists. Relevant to anyone interested in microbiology, infectious disease, or how medical discoveries shape our modern understanding.
Note:
Robert P. Gaynes is an Associate Professor in the Emory University School of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases. Dr. Gaynes utilizes a computerized patient record system and clinical decision support to develop a computerized surveillance of antimicrobial use, nosocomial infections, potential risk factors, pathogens and their antimicrobial susceptibility patterns in Atlanta. He developed prevention strategies and guidelines to reduce the risk of nosocomial infections and antimicrobial resistance in acute or chronic health-care settings.
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Introduction -- Hippocrates, the father of modern medicine -- Avicenna, a thousand years ahead of his time -- Girolamo Fracastoro and contagion in Renaissance medicine -- Antony van Leeuwenhoek and the birth of microscopy -- The demise of the humoral theory of medicine -- Edward Jenner and the discovery of vaccination -- Ignaz Semmelweis and the control of puerperal sepsis -- Louis Pasteur and the germ theory of disease -- Robert Koch and the rise of bacteriology -- Joseph Lister, the man who made surgery safe -- Paul Ehrlich and the magic bullet -- Alexander Fleming and the discovery of penicillin -- Lillian Wald and the foundations of modern public health -- Conclusions.
Additional Edition:
Print version: Gaynes, Robert P. Germ theory. Washington, DC : ASM Press, ©2011 ISBN 9781283656474
Language:
English
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DOI:
10.1128/9781555817220
URL:
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/book/10.1128/9781555817220
URL:
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/book/10.1128/9781555817220
URL:
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/book/10.1128/9781555817220
