title: Theodor Escherich: the first pediatric infectious diseases physician?
abstract: The career of Theodor Escherich (1857-1911) qualifies him as the first pediatric infectious diseases physician. His landmark bacteriologic studies identified the common colon bacillus (now known as Escherichia coli), and he was very committed to pediatrics, serving as chairman of several prominent departments of pediatrics, including the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Vienna and St. Anna's Children's Hospital in Vienna, Austria, arguably Europe's most prestigious pediatric position.
authors: Department of Pediatrics, Division of Infectious Diseases, Children's Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL 60614, USA. sshulman@northwestern.edu
authors: Stanford T
authors: ST
authors: Shulman
authors: Herbert C
authors: HC
authors: Friedmann
authors: Ronald H
authors: RH
authors: Sims
mesh_terms: D003141:Communicable Diseases / Q000266:history*; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D041981:Gastrointestinal Tract / Q000382:microbiology*; D005858:Germany; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D010372:Pediatrics / Q000266:history*