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

• 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).