Failure to Isolate Brucella from Prostatic Tissue of Individuals Living in an Endemic Area. ∗

Summary

1. Prostatic tissue obtained surgically from 100 consecutive males, who had lived for many years in an endemic area of brucellosis in Minnesota, were cultured for brucella and in no instance were brucella isolated. 2. On the basis of historical evidence, as well as positive intradermal tests and the presence of brucella agglutinins, many of the individuals had been exposed to brucellosis.