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What did Ignaz Semmelweis and Joseph Lister develop in the mid-1800s?
What did Ignaz Semmelweis and Joseph Lister develop in the mid-1800s?
What did Pasteur's work on microorganisms lead scientists to believe?
What did Pasteur's work on microorganisms lead scientists to believe?
What were hospital-acquired infections known as in the mid-1800s?
What were hospital-acquired infections known as in the mid-1800s?
What was the cause of death in at least 10% of surgical cases before the mid-1800s?
What was the cause of death in at least 10% of surgical cases before the mid-1800s?
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What did a surgeon in the American Civil War might have used to clean his scalpel?
What did a surgeon in the American Civil War might have used to clean his scalpel?
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What did Ignaz Semmelweis and Joseph Lister develop in the mid-1800s?
What did Ignaz Semmelweis and Joseph Lister develop in the mid-1800s?
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What was the cause of death in at least 10% of surgical cases before the mid-1800s?
What was the cause of death in at least 10% of surgical cases before the mid-1800s?
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What did Pasteur's work on microorganisms lead scientists to believe?
What did Pasteur's work on microorganisms lead scientists to believe?
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What did the Hungarian physician Ignaz Semmelweis and English physician Joseph Lister use to develop microbial control practices?
What did the Hungarian physician Ignaz Semmelweis and English physician Joseph Lister use to develop microbial control practices?
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What did the scientific control of microbial growth begin?
What did the scientific control of microbial growth begin?
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