Joseph Lister efficacy of carbolic acid when applied directly to wounds. Therefore, Lister tested the results of spraying instruments, the surgical incisions, and dressings with a solution of carbolic acid. Lister found that the solution swabbed on wounds remarkably reduced the incidence of gangrene. In August 1865, Lister applied a piece of lint dipped in carbolic acid solution onto the wound of a seven-year-old boy at Glasgow Infirmary, who had sustained a compound fracture after a cart wheel had passed over his leg. After four days, he renewed the pad and discovered that no infection had developed, and after a total of
Abdus Salam (name) Abdus Salam (name) Abdus Salam () is a male Muslim honorific or given name, built on the Arabic words "Abd", "al-" and "Salam". The name means "servant of the All-peaceable", "as-Salam" being one of the names of God in the Qur'an, which give rise to the Muslim theophoric names. Because the letter s is a sun letter, the letter l of the "al-" is assimilated to it. Thus although the name is written with letters corresponding to "Abd al-Salam", the usual pronunciation corresponds to "Abd as-Salam". Alternative transliterations include "Abdul Salam", "Abdul Salaam", "Abdus Salam" and others, all subject to