The Globe & Mail recently wrote a “modern Semmelweis story” that is worth reading:

“The difficulty with keyboards is you can’t pour bleach on them. They don’t work so well when you do that,” says Dr. Allison McGeer, an infection control specialist from Toronto’s Mount Sinai Hospital.

The full story is availble online: The Globe and Mail: These computer bugs can kill.

Who Ignác Fülöp Semmelweis was? Please check the Wikipedia.