Abstract
Summary
1. Attempts to use dark field examinations of the lymph nodes of mice as proofs of syphilitic infection 45 and 90 days after inoculation have failed, using the method employed successfully by Kato.
2. This failure to find the Treponema pallidum in lymph nodes by Kato's method confirms Karrenberg's studies.
3. More exhaustive methods of searching for the treponeme, such as those of Van Haelst, appear to be necessary.
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