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

• CDC: Chapter 7: Diphtheria
  Diphtheria chapter in the CDC's Pink Book on vaccine-preventable diseases.
• CDC: Clinical Guidance for Diphtheria
  Information on symptoms and events to help providers assessing a patient with suspected, probable, or laboratory-confirmed diphtheria.
• CDC: Clinical Features of Diphtheria
  Disease presentation, symptoms and complication information for health care providers including photos of 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

CDC: Diphtheria Antitoxin
Information on who should receive diphtheria antitoxin and how to request it from CDC.

Vaccine information

Vaccine Product Information and VISs

• Diphtheria Vaccine Recommendations
  Summary of vaccination recommendations from CDC.
• Immunize.org: Ask the Experts: Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis
  Experts answer challenging questions about vaccines and their administration.

ACIP recommendations and MMWR reports

• ACIP Vaccine Recommendations: Diphtheria, Tetanus, and Pertussis (DTaP/Tdap/Td) Vaccines
  Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP).