[Experimental contribution to the theme of pharyngeal gonorrhea]

Experimental inoculations of the pharynx with gonococci were undertaken. In seven volunteers gonococci could be cultivated and identified from 16 hours to 8 weeks following infection. In three cases, it was tried to infect the female genital tract using positive pharyngeal smears. This was successful in one instance and the diagnosis was again confirmed by culture and sugar fermentation.