Diphtheria Antitoxin Dose and Antibiotic (WHO 2024)
Gives the WHO 2024 diphtheria antitoxin dose by disease.
Open the tool → Runs in your browser. Data leaves only if you deliberately send a problem report from the interactive tool.
Example
- Site of disease
- Throat or larynx (pharyngitis, laryngitis)
- Time since symptoms began
- Under 48 hours
- Diffuse swelling of the neck
- No
- Severe disease
- No
- Weight in kg
- 20
Result: Diphtheria antitoxin 20,000 IU, a single dose (throat or larynx, under 48 hours).
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What you enter
- Site of disease
- Time since symptoms began
- Diffuse swelling of the neck
- Severe disease (breathing difficulty or shock)
- Weight in kg (for the antibiotic)
How this is calculated
Citation
World Health Organization. Clinical management of diphtheria: guideline, 2 February 2024. Sections 5 and 6.3-6.4. Read the source ↗
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