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Pertussis Information for Health Professionals

  • Pertussis Information for Health Professionals Home
  • Managing Pertussis: Think, Test, Treat & Stop Transmission
  • Pertussis Clinical Information
  • Pertussis - Laboratory Testing
  • Pertussis Treatment and Prophylaxis
  • Follow-up Recommendations for Pertussis Exposures in the Health Care Setting
  • Reporting Pertussis

Pertussis Information for Health Professionals

  • Pertussis Information for Health Professionals Home
  • Managing Pertussis: Think, Test, Treat & Stop Transmission
  • Pertussis Clinical Information
  • Pertussis - Laboratory Testing
  • Pertussis Treatment and Prophylaxis
  • Follow-up Recommendations for Pertussis Exposures in the Health Care Setting
  • Reporting Pertussis
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Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Prevention and Control Division
651-201-5414
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Contact Info

Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Prevention and Control Division
651-201-5414
IDEPC Comment Form

Pertussis Information for Health Professionals

On this page:
Clinical features and epidemiology
Reporting
Vaccine information
ACIP recommendations and MMWR reports

Think, Test, Treat Pertussis poster (PDF)
Poster reminding professionals to think, test, and treat for pertussis. Call 1-800-657-3970 or 651-201-5503 to order. (8.5"x11")
  • Managing Pertussis: Think, Test, Treat & Stop Transmission
    Fact sheet for health professionals on when to think of pertussis, how to test for pertussis, how to treat and report suspected and confirmed cases, and stop transmission.

Clinical features and epidemiology

  • Pertussis Clinical Information
    Basic information on pertussis for health professionals, including epidemiology, communicability, and treatment of cases and contacts.
  • Pertussis Laboratory Testing
    Information on laboratory testing for pertussis including recommended type of diagnostic test based on timing.
  • Pertussis in Schools
    Fact sheet for school health personnel on pertussis in school age children.
  • Pertussis: School and Activities Exclusion Recommendations (PDF)
    Chart for health care providers and school health personnel with recommendations on school and activities exclusion during a pertussis outbreak.
  • Pertussis Treatment and Prophylaxis
    Antimicrobial regimens recommended for both treatment of pertussis cases and prophylaxis of contacts.
  • Follow-up Recommendations for Pertussis Exposures in the Health Care Setting
    Fact sheet with recommendations for following up with health care workers exposed to a patient infected with pertussis, and following up with patients or staff exposed to a health care worker infected with pertussis.
  • CDC: Chapter 16: Pertussis
    Pertussis chapter in the CDC's Pink Book on vaccine-preventable diseases.
  • CDC: Clinical Features of Pertussis
    Information on the stages to the clinical course, clinical presentation and complications. Warning: Graphic medical images.

Reporting

  • Reporting Pertussis (Bordetella pertussis)
    All cases of Pertussis 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 nameManufacturerPrescribing informationVISs
    Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis (DTaP)Sanofi PasteurDAPTACELCDC: DTaP (Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis) VIS
    GlaxoSmithKlineInfanrix
    Diphtheria, tetanus, acellular pertussis and inactivated polio vaccine (DTaP-IPV)GlaxoSmithKlineKinrixCDC: Your Child's First Vaccines (VIS for multiple vaccines)
    Sanofi PasteurPentacel
    Diphtheria, tetanus, acellular pertussis; inactivated polio; and hepatitis B
    (DTaP-IPV-Hep B)
    GlaxoSmithKlinePediarix
    Tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis (Tdap)GlaxoSmithKlineBoostrixCDC: Tdap (Tetanus, Diphtheria, Pertussis) VIS
    Sanofi PasteurAdacel
  • CDC: Diphtheria Vaccine Recommendations
    Summary of vaccination recommendations from CDC.
  • Immunize.org: Ask the Experts: Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis
    Experts from the CDC answer challenging questions about vaccines and their administration.

ACIP recommendations and MMWR reports

  • CDC: ACIP Recommendations: Diphtheria, Tetanus and Pertussis (DTaP/Tdap/Td) Vaccines
    Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP).
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Last Updated: 10/23/2024

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