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Pertussis: School and health professionals

Back to pertussis (whooping cough)
 
Health care professionals
  • Report this disease within 1 working day.
  • Pertussis specimen collection instructions.
  • Guidance on treatment for pertussis cases and contacts.
  • CDC: Best practices for health care professionals on the use of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for diagnosing pertussis.
  • Pertussis information sheet.
  • Parapertussis fact sheet
  • Guidance for Epidemiological Linkages
  • Interpreting Pertussis Serology
  • Pertussis Laboratory Testing
Public health professionals
  • Communicable Disease Manual.
  • Pertussis case management timeline.
  • Pertussis case report form.
  • Enhanced pertussis surveillance case report form for metropolitan Denver.
  • Guidelines for pertussis post-exposure prophylaxis and public health investigations in Colorado.
  • Parapertussis fact sheet
  • Pertussis training video.
School and child care professionals
  • Pertussis frequently asked questions | In Spanish.
  • Pertussis information and guidelines for schools and child care settings.
  • Sample notification letters:
    • Contacts needing antibiotics | In Spanish.
    • Notification of exposure | In Spanish.​
 

 

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