Figure 1: Ignaz Ph. Semmelweis, working in Vienna, introduced in the 19 th century (1847) an infection control program based on hand disinfection with chlorinated lime, thus preventing puerperal fever.
Figure 1: Ignaz Ph. Semmelweis, working in Vienna, introduced in the 19 th century (1847) an infection control program based on hand disinfection with chlorinated lime, thus preventing puerperal fever.