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MERAZ BRENES, Diego Emiliano  y  RODRIGUEZ PAZ, Carlos Agustín. Asepsis and antisepsis used by Mexican surgeons in the 19th Century. Cir. gen [online]. 2024, vol.46, n.3, pp.201-207.  Epub 18-Ago-2025. ISSN 1405-0099.  https://doi.org/10.35366/118733.

The 19th century represented a period of significant advances and challenges in surgical practice. Mexico, despite facing precarious hygienic conditions and limited resources, stood out as a pioneer in the empirical development of asepsis and antisepsis techniques. This article examines books, articles, theses and magazines from the 19th century to describe the evolution of healing methods in three different stages: the pre-antiseptic stage (1801-1860) where we observe the use of antiseptic substances even prior to the works of Lister; the beginning of antisepsis (1860-1880), marked by the first attempts to implement more advanced sanitary techniques; and the subsequent advances from the Líster method (1880-1900) where alternatives were sought to adapt it to the local context and contributions were made based on experimentation in the field of asepsis and antisepsis, marking the formalization of these practices in Mexico.

Palabras llave : surgery; Mexico; history; asepsis; antisepsis.

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