A disease, a pathogen, together with an immune intervention that turned out to be unsuccessful. The case of Robert Koch's studies

Authors

  • Oscar Bottasso Instituto de Inmunología Clínica y Experimental de Rosario. CONICET-UNR

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.35305/fcm.v2i.51

Keywords:

Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Tuberculin, Curation, Tuberculosis

Abstract

The article reviews the circumstances surrounding the discovery of the tuberculosis bacillus by Robert Koch, his underlying motivations, and the subsequent preparation of the tuberculin extract, which was envisaged as a therapeutic possibility that was not such.

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Published

2022-07-08

How to Cite

Bottasso, O. (2022). A disease, a pathogen, together with an immune intervention that turned out to be unsuccessful. The case of Robert Koch’s studies. Revista De La Facultad De Ciencias Médicas. Universidad Nacional De Rosario., 2, 84–87. https://doi.org/10.35305/fcm.v2i.51

Issue

Vol. 2 (2021)

Section

Revisiones Históricas

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