Ignaz Semmelweis
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The Hungarian physician, Ignaz Semmelweis, is known as the ‘saviour of mothers’ and the ‘father of infection control’. Experience his frustration when his introduction of hand disinfection in obstetrical clinics was met with much scepticism. His statistical analysis of the results of infection, would change the way antiseptic procedures were carried out. Today, we have much to be grateful for, when we need medical attention.
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Karl Landsteiner
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Robert Koch
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Joseph Banks
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