Johns Hopkins HIV Guide
Diphtheria vaccine
VACCINE TYPE
- Types/abbreviations:
- DT (tetanus + diphtheria toxoids)
- Td (tetanus toxoid+ reduced-dose diphtheria toxoid)
- DTaP (DT + acellular pertussis)
- Tdap (Td + reduced-dose acellular pertussis)
- Usual administrations:
- DTaP and DT: are given to children < 7 years old
- Tdap and Td: are given to older children and adults
- For other combinations, see formulations
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Last updated: February 15, 2021
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Avdic, Edina. "Diphtheria Vaccine." Johns Hopkins HIV Guide, The Johns Hopkins University, 2021. Johns Hopkins Guides, www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_HIV_Guide/545279/all/Diphtheria_vaccine.
Avdic E. Diphtheria vaccine. Johns Hopkins HIV Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2021. https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_HIV_Guide/545279/all/Diphtheria_vaccine. Accessed November 3, 2025.
Avdic, E. (2021). Diphtheria vaccine. In Johns Hopkins HIV Guide. The Johns Hopkins University. https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_HIV_Guide/545279/all/Diphtheria_vaccine
Avdic E. Diphtheria Vaccine [Internet]. In: Johns Hopkins HIV Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2021. [cited 2025 November 03]. Available from: https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_HIV_Guide/545279/all/Diphtheria_vaccine.
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