Cultivation of Spirochaetes from Spinal Fluids of Multiple Sclerosis Cases and Negative Controls.

Abstract

A culture medium was devised for cultivation of spirochetes from cases of multiple sclerosis. Positive cultures were obtained from the spinal fluids of 78% of 76 cases of multiple sclerosis whereas none of the spinal fluids were positive from 28 individuals diagnosed as not having multiple sclerosis. A description of the spirochetes is given.