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Quotation from The Contagiousness of Puerperal Fever by Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr.
“On the occurrence of a single case of puerperal fever In his practice, the physician is bound to consider the next female he attends in labor, unless some weeks at least have elapsed, as in danger of being infected by him”
The Contagiousness of Puerperal Fever, Conclusion 4
One of the practical rules for physicians.
Citation: "On the occurrence of a single case of puerperal fever In his practice, the physician is bound to consider the next female he attends in labor, unless some weeks at least have elapsed, as in danger of being infected by him" — Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr., The Contagiousness of Puerperal Fever, Conclusion 4. (id holmes-contagiousness-of-puerperal-fever-q2)
