title: Ignaz Semmelweis: tragic pioneer in the prevention of puerperal sepsis.
authors.affiliation: Guy's, King's and St Thomas' School of Biomedical Sciences, London SE1 1UL.
authors.forename: Harold
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ellis
mesh_terms: D049671:History, 18th Century; D049672:History, 19th Century; D011645:Puerperal Infection / Q000266:history* / Q000517:prevention & control; D018805:Sepsis / Q000266:history* / Q000517:prevention & control