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Lister set out an antiseptic approach to surgical practice, connecting the control of contamination with better wound outcomes. It changed the research and practice of preventing postoperative infection.
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Scientific scope
The 1867 publication is a historical clinical argument, not contemporary treatment guidance or proof that its original chemicals should be used today. Antisepsis, later aseptic technique and hand hygiene are related but distinct developments.
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- ON THE ANTISEPTIC PRINCIPLE IN THE PRACTICE OF SURGERY.
- ON THE ANTISEPTIC PRINCIPLE IN THE PRACTICE OF SURGERY. — deposited bibliography
- Lister: On the antiseptic principle in the practice of surgery
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Joseph Lister
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Lister: preventing infection during surgical treatment
Lister set out an antiseptic approach to surgical practice, connecting the control of contamination with better wound outcomes. It changed the research and practice of preventing postoperative infection.
Scientific scope
The 1867 publication is a historical clinical argument, not contemporary treatment guidance or proof that its original chemicals should be used today. Antisepsis, later aseptic technique and hand hygiene are related but distinct developments.
Reading status
This is a source-linked WRS catalogue note. A full explanatory guide and independent scientific reconstruction have not been completed for this entry. Read the identified original work for its complete narrative and arguments.
People and systems
Joseph Lister
Source-paper byline retained. This is not a complete roster of a lifetime project or verified unique person identities.