A Serbian barrel is a sterilization device used for sterilizing clothes. It consists of a wooden or metal barrel or other container which is then heated to disinfect items hung inside it by moist heat sterilization. [1] [2]
The Serbian barrel was pioneered by the British surgeon William Hunter during the 1915 typhus and relapsing fever epidemic in Serbia. [3] [4]
A Serbian barrel is a sterilization device used for sterilizing clothes. It consists of a wooden or metal barrel or other container which is then heated to disinfect items hung inside it by moist heat sterilization. [1] [2]
The Serbian barrel was pioneered by the British surgeon William Hunter during the 1915 typhus and relapsing fever epidemic in Serbia. [3] [4]