NIP Publications
Guidelines for the Control of Pertussis Outbreaks
2000 (amendments made in 2005 and 2006)

This guide is currently under revision. Those chapters that have been amended in 2005 (Chapters 2, 3, 4, and 9) should replace material in the 2000 version. Consult the summary of all the January 2005 updates for a complete list of the all revisions and additions made to the guide in 2005.

Chapter 3a was replaced by an MMWR article in February 2006.

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• Title Page  (.pdf)
• Citation  (.pdf)
• Preface  (.pdf)
• Protocol amended  (.pdf)
• Contents  (.pdf)
• Chapter 1 - Background  (.pdf)
• Chapter 2 amended - Diagnosis and Laboratory Methods  (.pdf)
• Chapter 3 amended - Treatment and Chemoprophylaxis  (.pdf)
• Chapter 3a replaced - "Recommended Antimicrobial Agents for the Treatment and Postexposure Prophylaxis of Pertussis: 2005 CDC Guidelines" (Feb. 1, 2006)  (original replaced by MMWR)  (.pdf)
• Chapter 4 amended - Use of Pertussis Vaccines in Outbreaks   (.pdf)
• Chapter 5 - Special Conditions  (.pdf)
• Chapter 6 - General Guidelines for Pertussis Case Investigation and Surveillance  (.pdf)
• Chapter 7 - Household Settings  (.pdf)
• Chapter 8 - School and Childcare Settings  (.pdf)
• Chapter 9 amended - Hospitals, Institutions, and Clinics  (.pdf)
• Chapter 10 - Community Setting  (.pdf)
• Chapter 11 - Definitions  (.pdf)

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This page last modified on February 8, 2006
This page last reviewed on July 21, 2005