puerperal fever: References & Edit History

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Type Description Contributor Date
Add new Web site: Humanities LibreTexts - Semmelweis and Childbed Fever. Sep 19, 2026
Add new Web site: The Victorian Web - Puerperal (Childbed) Fever. Mar 09, 2026
Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Dr. Ignaz Phillip Semmelweis: The Unrecognized Pioneer of Aseptic Practices. Jan 30, 2026
Add new Web site: Healthline - Puerperal Infection. Nov 11, 2025
Add new Web site: Digital Commons at New Haven - Assessing the Resilience of LEED Certified Green Buildings (PDF). Sep 27, 2025
Add new Web site: Verywell Health - What Is Puerperal Fever? May 08, 2025
Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Dr. Ignaz Phillip Semmelweis: The Unrecognized Pioneer of Aseptic Practices. Feb 18, 2025
Link added. Oct 12, 2023
Add new Web site: Patient - Puerperal Pyrexia. Nov 28, 2017
Media added. Mar 03, 2011
Add new Web site: MedicineNet.com - Puerperal Fever. Dec 28, 2010
Add new Web site: Jessica's Trust - Childbed fever. Dec 28, 2010
Add new Web site: eCureMe - Puerperal Fever. Dec 28, 2010
Added information on the discovery of the cause of puerperal fever by German-Hungarian physician Ignaz Semmelweis. Jan 05, 2010
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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