| Title |
On the exoneration of Dr. William H. Stewart: debunking an urban legend
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Infectious Diseases of Poverty, February 2013
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| DOI | 10.1186/2049-9957-2-3 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Brad Spellberg, Bonnie Taylor-Blake |
| Abstract |
It is one of the most infamous quotes in the history of biomedicine: "It is time to close the book on infectious diseases, and declare the war against pestilence won." Long attributed to the United States Surgeon General, Dr. William H. Stewart (1965-1969), the statement is frequently used as a foil by scientific and lay authors to underscore the ever-increasing problems of antibiotic-resistant and emerging infections. However, the primary source for the quote has never been identified. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 17 | 36% |
| United Kingdom | 3 | 6% |
| Ireland | 2 | 4% |
| Chile | 1 | 2% |
| Ecuador | 1 | 2% |
| Australia | 1 | 2% |
| Belgium | 1 | 2% |
| France | 1 | 2% |
| Canada | 1 | 2% |
| Other | 0 | 0% |
| Unknown | 19 | 40% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 34 | 72% |
| Scientists | 11 | 23% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 2% |
| Unknown | 1 | 2% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 2% |
| France | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 109 | 97% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 22 | 20% |
| Student > Bachelor | 18 | 16% |
| Researcher | 14 | 13% |
| Student > Master | 12 | 11% |
| Professor | 11 | 10% |
| Other | 18 | 16% |
| Unknown | 17 | 15% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 28 | 25% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 16 | 14% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 9 | 8% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 7 | 6% |
| Social Sciences | 6 | 5% |
| Other | 22 | 20% |
| Unknown | 24 | 21% |