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What contributions did he make concerning antiseptics?
Joseph Lister, 1st Baron Lister
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At the time, surgeons believed that bad smells caused infection and disease.
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Having read the findings of Pasteur, Lister made surgeons wear clean gloves, wash their hands and clean their instruments.