title: Who killed Koch's bacillus? The war of the worthies 1947-1952.
authors.affiliation: Department of Human Anatomy and Physiology, NUI University College Dublin. CAOIMHGHIN.BREATHNAC@ucd.ie
authors.forename: C S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Breathnach
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Moynihan
mesh_terms: D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D007494:Ireland / Q000453:epidemiology; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D011634:Public Health / Q000266:history* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000266:history* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000401:mortality