1. TREATMENT OF TUBERCULOSIS WITH STREPTOMYCIN
2. STREPTOMYCIN TOXICITY
3. Since thls paper was delivered, many articles have appeared In the American Uterature concerning the place of Btreptomyein In the therapy of human tuberculosls. Information from these Indlcaten that the dosape and duration of its admlnlstratlon described herein are undoubtedly too mat. The Veterans Admlnistratlon in Its studv now recommends, for most types of tuberculosls, one gram of streptomycin daily given in two dm of ½ gram 12 hours apart. Only in thee cases of truly acute tuberculosis should more be used. Proper duration of therapy cannot yet be deflned but it Is probable that In most instances leas than 120 days’ continuous therapy ls required.
4. Recent publications artslng from the cooperative study Include:
5. Treatment of Tuberculous Sinuses with Streptomycin;J.A.M.A.,1947