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ANDREWES, Sir Christopher Howard (1896 – 1988)

ANDREWES, Sir Christopher Howard (1896 – 1988)

1896 – 1988

2 entries in the GMN corpus.

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1924 CE

#4244

An unexplained diazo-colour-reaction in uraemic sera.

ANDREWES, Sir Christopher Howard (1896 – 1988)
ANDREWES, Sir Christopher Howard (1896 – 1988)

Diazo-color test of renal function.

1933 CE

#5494

A virus obtained from influenza patients.

LAIDLAW, Sir Patrick Playfair (1881 – 1940)
LAIDLAW, Sir Patrick Playfair (1881 – 1940)
ANDREWES, Sir Christopher Howard (1896 – 1988)
ANDREWES, Sir Christopher Howard (1896 – 1988)
SMITH, Wilson (1897 – 1965)
SMITH, Wilson (1897 – 1965)

Smith, Andrewes, and Laidlaw first isolated the influenza A virus in humans. They successfully infected ferrets with filtered throat-washings from influenzal patients by intranasal instillation.