Diphtheria, Tetanus, and Pertussis Vaccine Resources

Below are a number of resources designed to help healthcare professionals recommend and administer diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vaccines, as well as answer patient questions.

Vaccine Safety

• Childhood Vaccines and Febrile Seizures
• Diphtheria, Tetanus, and Pertussis Vaccine Safety and Monitoring
• Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System

Provider Education

• CDC Expert Commentary on Medscape
  • Best Prenatal Care to Prevent Pertussis
    Updated 3/2/2015, Run time: 4:54
    Tips on how you can help prevent pertussis by ensuring that pregnant women receive the Tdap vaccine.
• Considerations for Antimicrobial Prophylaxis after Exposure to Pertussis
  Updated 1/21/2014, Run time: 4:05
  Stay up-to-date on when to use antimicrobial prophylaxis after someone is exposed to pertussis.
• Protect Patients from Deadly Pertussis: Updated Vaccine Guidelines
  Updated 3/11/22013, Run time: 5:59
  Learn the latest vaccine recommendations for preventing pertussis from infancy through adulthood.
• Pertussis Diagnosis: Avoid the Pitfalls of PCR
  2/28/2011, Run time: 5:44
  Learn how to optimize the use of PCR testing for pertussis by avoiding some of the more common pitfalls leading to inaccurate results.
• Pertussis: Recognition and Treatment
  Updated 1/25/2010, Run time: 3:36
  Are you up-to-date on the recognition and treatment of pertussis.
  • Immunization: You Call the Shots — Diphtheria, Tetanus, and Pertussis (DTaP) module
    This training provides practice-oriented immunization content in a very basic step-by-step manner
  • Immunization: You Call the Shots — Tetanus, Diphtheria, and Pertussis (Tdap) module
    This training provides practice-oriented immunization content in a very basic step-by-step manner
• Pertussis Fact Sheets
  • Provide the Best Prenatal Care to Prevent Pertussis [2 pages]
  • Making a Strong Vaccine Referral to Pregnant Women [2 pages]
• Webcast: Coughing up the Facts on Pertussis
  Updated 11/27/2014, Run time: 46:21 Posted Apr 2010
  This webcast presentation focuses on emerging trends and vaccine recommendations. Slides and transcript also available.

Materials for Patients

• Diphtheria, Tetanus, and Pertussis Vaccine Information Statements
  • DTaP (English / Other Languages)
  • Td (English / Other Languages)
  • Tdap (English / Other Languages)
• Easy-to-Read Schedules
  • Recommended Immunizations for Children (Birth through 6 Years)
  • Recommended Immunizations for Preteens and Teens (7 through 18 Years)
  • Recommended Immunizations for Adults (19 Years and Older)
• Disease Specific Materials
  Web features, fact sheets, and information for everyone…
  • Diphtheria
  • Tetanus
  • Pertussis

Clinical Information

• Ask the Experts about Diphtheria, Tetanus, and Pertussis
  CDC experts answer your clinical questions (Immunization Action Coalition)
• Ask the Experts about Combination Vaccines
  CDC experts answer your questions about Pediarix®, Pentacel®, Kinrix®, and other combination vaccines (Immunization Action Coalition)
• Diphtheria
• Diphtheria: Signs and Symptoms Checklist [2 pages]
• Diphtheria Treatment: Diphtheria Antitoxin (DAT)
• Pertussis
• Tetanus

References and Resources

• Manual for the Surveillance of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases
  • Diphtheria
  • Pertussis
  • Tetanus
• Outbreaks of Pertussis
• Pink Book: Epidemiology & Prevention of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases
  • Diphtheria
  • Pertussis [18 pages]
  • Tetanus [12 pages]
• Publications: Related MMWR Articles, Links, and References
  • Diphtheria
  • Pertussis
  • Tetanus
• Travelers’ Health (Yellow Book)
  CDC Health Information for International Travel
  • Diphtheria
  • Pertussis
  • Tetanus