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Quotation from Germ Theory Papers (Pasteur and Lister) by Louis Pasteur and Joseph Lister
“As there appears to be no doubt regarding the cause of this change, the importance of the fact can hardly be exaggerated.”
Germ Theory Papers (Pasteur and Lister), Lister, On the Antiseptic Principle (1867), closing paragraph, trans. Lister's own English
Lister's last words, after reporting that his wards had been free of pyaemia, hospital gangrene and erysipelas for nine months.
Citation: "As there appears to be no doubt regarding the cause of this change, the importance of the fact can hardly be exaggerated." — Louis Pasteur and Joseph Lister, Germ Theory Papers (Pasteur and Lister), Lister, On the Antiseptic Principle (1867), closing paragraph, trans. Lister's own English. (id pasteur-and-lister-germ-theory-papers-q2)
Portrait: Louis Pasteur (1822 - 1895), microbiologist and chemist Wellcome V0026980, Paul Nadar, Public domain.
