title: Ignac Philipp Semmelweis (1818-1865): handwashing saves lives.
authors.affiliation: University of Hawaii.
authors.forename: S Y
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Tan
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Brown
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006235:Hand Disinfection; D049672:History, 19th Century; D006801:Humans; D006814:Hungary; D017053:Infection Control / Q000266:history* / Q000379:methods; D010678:Philately; D011645:Puerperal Infection / Q000266:history / Q000517:prevention & control