Diphtheria
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Diphtheria Information For Health Professionals
On this page:
Clinical features and epidemiology
Reporting
Treatment
Vaccine information
ACIP recommendations and MMWR reports
Clinical features and epidemiology
- Diphtheria: Epidemiology and Prevention of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases
Diphtheria chapter in the CDC's Pink Book on vaccine-preventable diseases. - Diphtheria: Clinical Information
Information from CDC with symptoms or events to help providers assessing a patient with suspected, probable, or laboratory-confirmed diphtheria. - Diphtheria Photos
The CDC offers photos of the disease and people affected by the disease.
Warning: Graphic medical images.
Reporting
- Reporting Diphtheria
All cases of diphtheria must be reported to the Minnesota Department of Health. Find out what needs to be reported, who needs to report diseases, which forms to use and where to find out more about the disease.
Treatment
- Diphtheria Antitoxin
Information from CDC on who should receive diphtheria antitoxin and how to request it from CDC.
Vaccine information
Vaccine Product Information and VISs
Generic name | Manufacturer | Prescribing information | VISs |
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Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis (DTaP) | Sanofi Pasteur | DAPTACEL | DTaP (Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis) VIS |
GlaxoSmithKline | Infanrix | ||
Diphtheria, tetanus, acellular pertussis and inactivated polio vaccine (DTaP-IPV) | GlaxoSmithKline | Kinrix | Your Child's First Vaccines (VIS for multiple vaccines |
Sanofi Pasteur | Pentacel | ||
Diphtheria, tetanus, acellular pertussis; inactivated polio; and hepatitis B (DTaP-IPV-Hep B) |
GlaxoSmithKline | Pediarix | |
Tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis (Tdap) | GlaxoSmithKline | Boostrix | Tdap (Tetanus, Diphtheria, Pertussis) VIS |
Sanofi Pasteur | Adacel |
- Diphtheria, Tetanus, and Pertussis Vaccine Recommendations
Summary of vaccination recommendations from CDC. - Check Your Vials: Is it Tdap, DTaP, or Td?
One-page professional-education sheet intended to reduce confusion about similar-looking vials of Tdap, DTaP, and Td vaccines. Developed by the Immunization Branch of the California Department of Health Services. - Ask the Experts: Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis
Experts from the CDC answer challenging questions about vaccines and their administration.
ACIP recommendations and MMWR reports
- DTaP/Tdap/Td ACIP Vaccine Recommendations
Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP).