الدفتيريا الأنفية البلعومية مع غشاء كاذب واسع الانتشار ومدة الأعراض أقل من 48 ساعة

References

• Nasopharyngeal disease (extensive pseudomembrane)
• Duration < 48 hours
• In patients with suspected or confirmed diphtheria, WHO recommends using macrolide antibiotics (azithromycin, erythromycin) in preference to penicillin antibiotics [Strong recommendation, low certainty evidence].
• Antibiotics should be administered alongside DAT and should not be delayed.
• In patients with suspected or confirmed symptomatic diphtheria, WHO suggests administration of a single dose of diphtheria antitoxin with choice of dose based on disease severity and time since symptom onset [Conditional recommendation, very low certainty evidence].