The physician that is credited for directly linking hand cleaning with decreasing rates of puerperal fever in newborns was

The physician that is credited for directly linking hand cleaning with decreasing rates of puerperal fever in newborns was

The physician that is credited for directly linking hand cleaning with decreasing rates of puerperal fever in newborns was









A) Charles White
B) Alexander Gordon
C) Oliver Wendell Holmes
D) Phillip Semmelweis











Answer: D