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- DTaP (diphtheria and tetanus toxoids and acellular pertussis vaccine adsorbed) is recommended for primary immunization of children up to age 7 years; Tdap (tetanus toxoid, reduced diphtheria toxoid, and acellular pertussis) is recommended as the booster vaccine for children 11-12 years old and as the catch-up vaccine for children 7-10 and 13-18 years old.
- Td (tetanus and diphtheria toxoids) is recommended for routine booster use in adults at 10-year intervals or for tetanus-prone wounds. When >10 years have elapsed since the last Td dose, adults 19-64 years old should receive a single dose of Tdap.
- Close contacts of pts with respiratory diphtheria should have throat specimens cultured for C. diphtheriae, should receive a 7- to 10-day course of oral erythromycin or one dose of benzathine penicillin (1.2 mU for persons ≥6 years old; 600,000 U for children <6 years old), and should be vaccinated if immunization status is uncertain.
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Section 7. Infectious Diseases
- 78. Infections Acquired in Health Care Facilities
- 79. Infections in the Immunocompromised Host
- 80. Infective Endocarditis
- 81. Intraabdominal Infections
- 82. Infectious Diarrheas
- 83. Sexually Transmitted and Reproductive Tract Infections
- 84. Infections of the Skin, Soft Tissues, Joints, and Bones
- 85. Pneumococcal Infections
- 86. Staphylococcal Infections
- 87. Streptococcal/Enterococcal Infections, Diphtheria, and Infections Caused by Other Corynebacteria and Related Species
- 88. Meningococcal and Listerial Infections
- 89. Infections Caused by Haemophilus, Bordetella, Moraxella, and HACEK Group Organisms
- 90. Diseases Caused by Gram-Negative Enteric Bacteria and Pseudomonas
- 91. Infections Caused by Miscellaneous Gram-Negative Bacilli
- 92. Anaerobic Infections
- 93. Nocardiosis, Actinomycosis, and Whipple's Disease
- 94. Tuberculosis and Other Mycobacterial Infections
- 95. Lyme Disease and Other Nonsyphilitic Spirochetal Infections
- 96. Rickettsial Diseases
- 97. Mycoplasma Pneumoniae, Legionella Species, and Chlamydia Pneumoniae
- 98. Chlamydia Trachomatis and C. Psittaci
- 99. Herpesvirus Infections
- 100. Cytomegalovirus and Epstein-Barr Virus Infections
- 101. Influenza and Other Viral Respiratory Diseases
- 102. Rubeola, Rubella, Mumps, and Parvovirus Infections
- 103. Enteroviral Infections
- 104. Insect- and Animal-Borne Viral Infections
- 105. HIV Infection and AIDS
- 106. Fungal Infections
- 107. Pneumocystis Infections
- 108. Protozoal Infections
- 109. Helminthic Infections and Ectoparasite Infestations