Diphtheria
Treatment

Treatment

Note

Refer urgently to hospital

Contact & Droplet Precautions

Isolate until 3 throat swabs (nose, throat, or skin) are negative

Level of Care

H

Treatment

Child: procaine benzylpenicillin 50,000 IU/kg per day IM once daily until patient can swallow

Treatment When Patient Able to Swallow

Child 1-6 years: 125mg 6 hourly Child < 1 years: 12.5 mg/kg every 6 hours

Therapy in Case of Penicillin Allergy

Erythromycin 500mg every 6 hours for 14 days

Child: 50 mg/kg every 6 hours