Tetanus Information For Health Professionals

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Clinical features and epidemiology
Reporting
Vaccine information
ACIP recommendations and MMWR reports

Clinical features and epidemiology

• Tetanus Clinical Information
  Information on tetanus for health professionals, including epidemiology, communicability, and treatment of cases and contacts.

• Summary Guide to Tetanus Prophylaxis in Routine Wound Management
  A guide to assessing wounds for possible tetanus prophylaxis.

• Tetanus: Epidemiology and Prevention of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases
  Tetanus chapter in the CDC's Pink Book on vaccine-preventable diseases.

• Images of Diseases: Tetanus
  The CDC offers photos of the disease and people affected by the disease. Warning: Graphic medical images.

Reporting

• Reporting Tetanus
  All cases of tetanus 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.

Vaccine information

• Vaccine Product Information and VISs
  

  Generic name	Manufacturer	Prescribing information	VISs
  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).

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