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Presidential Address

William R. Sandusky, MD

Arch Surg. 1983;118(2):151-155.

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As long as surgical infections exist, surgeons must make never-ending efforts to control them and to prevent their occurrence by every means available. The goal is not yet in sight, but we know what it is and we believe it to be attainable. It may be described as a time when science and art can absolutely prevent bacteria from gaining a foothold in the human body and can abruptly terminate their activity, if they have already become established.¹

Frank L. Meleney

None can doubt that these words describe the purpose of the Surgical Infection Society, yet they were published 53 years before the founding of this organization. They were written by a young pioneer surgeon-bacteriologist, Frank L. Meleney, MD (Figure), as he looked ahead toward what was to be the primary aim of his professional life. Many years later, his mentor and chief, Allen Oldfather Whipple, MD, would write, . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
From the University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville.

Footnotes
Accepted for publication Sept 7, 1982.

Read before the second annual meeting of the Surgical Infection Society, Boston, April 20, 1982.

Reprint requests to 5 Canterbury Rd, Charlottesville, VA 22901 (Dr Sandusky).

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