Chapter 11.2, Problem 16AYP

Summary Introduction

To enlist:

Koch’s postulates and also discuss when they may not be appropriate in establishing causation.

Concept introduction:

Robert Koch was a German bacteriologist and physician. In the 1890s set out criteria for determining whether bacteria are an agent of a particular disease. He established criteria to discover a “causative relationship” between a bacterium and a disease. Koch postulates are used to identify the cause-and-effect relationship between bacteria and particular clinical disease.