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reported the results of treatment of 700 cases by 

 Gonococcus Vaccines. Cases of recent epididy- 

 mitis promptly healed after two or three inocu- 

 lations. Cases of arthritis were also benefited 

 by vaccines. Urethritis and prostatitis treated 

 by vaccine showed no improvement greater than 

 could be obtained by other methods. 



Pelvic Infections The action of Gonococcus 

 Vaccines in pelvic infections of women has been 

 described by Hauser, who believes that in re- 

 cent cases Gonococcus Vaccines have a specific 

 curative value, and further, that inoculations 

 must be carefully conducted to avoid doing 

 harm. The value of Gonococcus Vaccines in 

 gonococcal pelvic lesions is not clearly deter- 

 mined. If vaccines are employed, care should 

 be taken that the dosage is not excessive. A 

 number of reports on the use of Gonococcus 

 Vaccines are available in which there is an ex- 

 pressed belief that the improvement was more 

 rapid than in control cases not inoculated. 



In general, it may be said that Gonococcus 

 Vaccine is of value chiefly in the treatment of 

 gonorrheal arthritis, vulvovaginitis of children, 

 salpingitis and, to a variable degree, in acute 

 urethritis. In subacute urethritis, chronic pos- 



