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Quotation from Germ Theory Papers (Pasteur and Lister) by Louis Pasteur and Joseph Lister
“The antiseptic method I believe likely to be sovereign in the vast majority of cases.”
Germ Theory Papers (Pasteur and Lister), On the Extension of the Germ Theory (1880), on puerperal fever, trans. H. C. Ernst
Pasteur's advice after culturing the organisms found in women who died after childbirth.
Citation: "The antiseptic method I believe likely to be sovereign in the vast majority of cases." — Louis Pasteur and Joseph Lister, Germ Theory Papers (Pasteur and Lister), On the Extension of the Germ Theory (1880), on puerperal fever, trans. H. C. Ernst. (id pasteur-and-lister-germ-theory-papers-q7)
Portrait: Louis Pasteur (1822 - 1895), microbiologist and chemist Wellcome V0026980, Paul Nadar, Public domain.
