What historical error in medicine persisted for decades despite evidence to the contrary?

Rejection of hand antisepsis in obstetrics 0%
Routine use of bloodletting (phlebotomy) 0%
Initial denial of the infectious origin of diseases (miasmatic theory) 0%
Widespread use of lobotomies in psychiatry 0%

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