[Experimental study on the possibility of tuberculosis transmission by coitus]

The following conslusion can be drawn from the results obtained: 1. A male guinea pig, in which tuberculosis of genitals was caused by BK-typus humanus, might infect a healthy female guinea pig in cohabitation. The experiments proved that the possibility of such infection was expressed as the ratio of 1:6. 2. On the basis of the results obtained, we feel entitled to draw our patients' attention to the possibility of infection resulting from sexual intercourse and the necessity of application of suitable contraceptives. It should also be noted that appropriate examination of the patients' present partners is indispensable.