title: The Lister steam spray in Aberdeen.
abstract: A Lister 'steam spray producer' in the possession of Aberdeen University is described. The introduction of antiseptic surgery to Aberdeen by Alexander Ogston and the subsequent adoption of the spray and its enthusiastic use by him is recounted, with emphasis on the final years of its employment as part of the antiseptic ritual.
authors.affiliation: Department of Bacteriology, University of Aberdeen.
authors.forename: T H
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Pennington
mesh_terms: D000985:Antisepsis / Q000266:history*; D049672:History, 19th Century; D009330:Nebulizers and Vaporizers / Q000266:history*; D012606:Scotland