01375nas a2200265   4500000000100000008004100001260000900042653001600051653001200067653001400079653002600093653002600119653001100145653002600156653003400182653001300216100001400229700001100243700001700254245002800271300001000299490000800309520077800317022001401095       2013                            d  c201310aDermatology10aGermany10aGonorrhea10aHistory, 19th Century10aHistory, 20th Century10aHumans10aNeisseria gonorrhoeae10aSexually Transmitted Diseases10aSyphilis1 aElbert NJ1 aGijn J1 aGijselhart J00a[Neisser and the clap].  aA62520 v1573 a<p>In 1879, during his specialization in dermatology, Albert Ludwig Sigesmund Neisser (1855-1916) discovered the bacterial cause of gonorrhoea. The gonococcus - Neisseria gonorrhoea - would, however, not bear his name until 1933. Neisser's early research focused primarily on venereal diseases, syphilis in particular, and on leprosy. Later, as a hygienist, he became a passionate advocate of public clinics for venereal diseases, regulated prostitution, and health education. In 1916, Neisser died of sepsis after lithotripsy for nephrolithiasis. His scientific inheritance includes many publications on a variety of venereal and skin diseases and public health-related topics, and textbooks such as Ikonographia dermatologica and Stereoskopischer Medizinischer Atlas.</p>  a1876-8784