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    What element killed the virus in Dr. F. Crede’s 1884 pioneering work that halted the disease causing blindness in children?

    Question #93857. Asked by BRY2K. (Mar 24 08 10:38 AM)


    zbeckabee

    		Carl Credé is famous for introducing the use of silver nitrate eyedrops as an antiseptic for the prevention of ophthalmia neonatorum in newborns. He used a 2% silver nitrate solution, and first demonstrated its effectiveness in the early 1880s. During a three-year period, Credé treated 1160 newborns with silver nitrate, and only two infants developed ophthalmia. The silver nitrate solution is sometimes referred to as "Credé's prophylaxis" in medical literature. Later, the solution was diluted to 1% silver nitrate, and became a standard practice in obstetrics.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Siegmund_Franz_Cred%C3%A9

    Mar 24 08, 11:01 AM

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