Natural Asepsis.

Asepsis in Operative Dentistry and Endodontics

Received Dec 6, 2013 Revised Jan 20, 2014 Accepted Feb 26, 2014 Operative (conservative) dentistry and endodontics are specialties of dentistry where the operator is exposed to various infectious agents either via contact with infected tissues, fluids or aerosol. The potential for cross infection to happen at the dental office is great and every dentist must have a thorough knowledge of the con...

Asepsis in the Operating Theatre

The Obstetric Satchel: A Problem in Asepsis

vessel in that fleet can sail. The measure of the strength of a defence is found in its weakest point. The degree of immunity from septic infection in obstetric practice depends upon the completeness of the aseptic precautions adopted; the precaution which fails determines the quality of the success of the prophylaxis. If the fleet is to sail faster, it is useless to accelerate the swift cruise...

The Principles and Practice of Asepsis

Asepsis and Bacteriology: A Realignment of Surgery and Laboratory Science1

This paper examines the origins of aseptic surgery in the German-speaking countries. It interprets asepsis as the outcome of a mutual realignment of surgery and laboratory science. In that process, phenomena of surgical reality were being modelled and simplified in the bacteriological laboratory so that they could be subjected to control by the researcher's hands and eyes. Once control was achi...