Inhalation of Dihydrostreptomycin Dust in the Treatment of Diseases of the Respiratory Tract

¹ The Department of Anesthesia and Department of Surgery, Wesley Memorial Hospital and the Department of Surgery, Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, Illinois.

1) Three hundred forty two persons with infections of the upper and lower respiratory tracts were treated with dihydrostreptomycin sulfate dust inhalations.

2) The action of dihydrostreptomycin dust appears to be primarily topical.

3) One hundred twenty five bronchiectatic patients received one or more courses of 10 days treatment with dihydrostreptomycin dust aerosol with moderate to excellent improvement in their conditions.

4) The use of a small disposable unit makes this method valuable for the office patient, reducing the number of hospital patients and increasing the number of working hours.

5) The incidence of sensitivities and allergic manifestations is infrequent (less than 2 per cent) and of a mild nature.

6) Dihydrostreptomycin dust Inhalations are superior to penicillin inhalations in the treatment of respiratory diseases.