48 घंटे से कम लक्षण अवधि के साथ लेरिंजियल या फेरिंजियल डिप्थीरिया

References

• Laryngitis or pharyngitis
• Duration < 48 hours
• Mild disease: localized laryngeal or pharyngeal disease of 2 days duration
• 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, in comparison with a fixed dose for all patients [Conditional recommendation, very low certainty evidence].