Silvio Dessy, Italian-born Argentine bacteriologist (Dego, Savona Province 31 May 1869 – Buenos Aires 15 July 1951)

Developed Dessy vaccine, a polivalent typhoid vaccine (1903) and Denys-Dessy vaccine for tuberculosis

With F.L. Grapiolo & V. Fossati. Nueva vacina contra la fiebre tifoide: notas experimentales y clinicas. Semana Med. 23:357, 1914

With R.A. Marotta introduced the treatment of actinomycosis using tuberculin

His son, Jorge Dessy Moro, bacteriologist and immunologist (La Plata 1900 – ?)

Developed chromobacteriostatic tests for identifying microorganisms

With A. Montenegro & A. Durante. Nuevo tratamiento de la epilepsia y estados afines con isotopos radioactivos organicos. Semana Medica 3075:807-10, 1952