Sir Alexander Ogston, 1844-1929: A Life at Medical and Military Frontlines

by David A Rennie

Ogston's career was of far-ranging, yet underacknowledged, excellence.
Inspired by the work of Joseph Lister and Robert Koch, Ogston determined to find the cause of post-operative infection. Working in his home laboratory, Ogston established the link between acute inflammation and suppuration and microorganisms, discovered (and named) staphylococcus (better known today in connection with MRSA), and correctly linked localised microorganism...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1399501313
• ISBN13: 9781399501316
• Release Date: December 2023
• Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
• Length: 168 Pages
• Weight: 0.89 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"