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posterior urethritis, without complication, occurred in 

 the sixth week. 



7. In a number of cases of chronic recurrent ure- 

 thritis with acute exacerbations, the test was invaria- 

 bly positive ; many of these patients undoubtedly had 

 prostatitis. 



8. The reaction resulted positively in one-third of 

 all cases of chronic posterior urethritis; undoubtedly 

 many had a mild or low-grade prostatitis. 



9. In 52.08 per cent, of cases of chronic prostatitis 

 a positive reaction was obtainable. 



10. Two-thirds of all stricture cases demonstrated 

 a positive test. 



11. In epididymitis a positive complement-fixa- 

 tion test was observed in 87.5 per cent, of cases. If, 

 from our series, one case, probably tuberculous, may 

 be eliminated, and a time duration of five weeks can be 

 imposed, the positive result in this form of disease has 

 been 100 per cent. 



12. In arthritis, undoubtedly gonorrhoeal in char- 

 acter, positive reactions were obtained in 100 per cent, 

 of cases. 



13. In the diagnosis and differential diagnosis of 

 pelvic disease in women, the gonococcus-fixation test is 

 destined, unquestionably, to play an important role. 

 We have been unable to obtain any positive results 

 in uncomplicated urethritis, vulvovaginitis and Bar- 



