CONFIDENTIAL
Last updated 14 July 2014 Page 1 of 2
Please return the questionnaire by fax 020 8327 7404 FOA Sarah Collins (tel: 0208 327 7261)
Responsible Centre:
Immunisation, Hepatitis, and Blood Safety Department
Centre for Infectious Disease Surveillance and Control
Public Health England
61 Colindale Avenue, London, NW9 5EQ
Telephone: 020 8327 7621 Fax: 020 8327 7404
Reference Laboratory Number:
Date of Birth: __/__/__ Patient’s residence postcode:
Was the case notified? Yes ☐ No ☐ nk ☐ Date of statutory notification: __/__/__
Did the patient have any symptoms? Yes ☐ No ☐ nk ☐
If yes, date of onset of first symptoms: __/__/__
Yes No nk Yes No nk
Sore throat ☐ ☐ ☐ Fever ☐ ☐ ☐
Membrane ☐ ☐ ☐ Swollen lymph nodes ☐ ☐ ☐
Stridor ☐ ☐ ☐ Skin lesion(s) ☐ ☐ ☐
Other symptoms ☐ ☐ ☐ If yes, please specify
Underlying immunosuppression ☐ ☐ ☐ If yes, please specify
Other underlying conditions ☐ ☐ ☐ If yes, please specify
Systemic complications ☐ ☐ ☐
If yes, please specify: Mycocarditis ☐ Motor paralysis ☐ Renal insufficiency ☐ Circulatory collapse ☐
Other systemic complication ☐ please specify
Outcome: Died ☐ Survived ☐ not known ☐ Duration of illness: days
Has the patient ever been immunised? Yes ☐ No ☐ nk ☐
If yes, were they the usual childhood immunisations? Yes ☐ No ☐ nk ☐
Has the patient ever had an adult diphtheria booster? Yes ☐ No ☐ nk ☐ Year
Did the patient travel outside the UK recently (ie. within the last 3 months)? Yes ☐ No ☐ nk ☐
If yes, please specify the country(ies) visitied
Date of return to the UK: OR no of weeks between return and onset
Has the patient had close contact with individual(s) who have recently returned/arrived in the UK? Yes ☐ No ☐ nk ☐
If yes, please specify the country(ies)
Type of contact with the patient: Household ☐ non household ☐
Management of Case
Did the patient receive antibiotics? Yes ☐ No ☐ nk ☐
Antibiotic (chronological order) / Duration (days) / Response (Yes/No)Did the patient receive a booster dose of diphtheria vaccine? Yes ☐ No ☐ nk ☐
Did the patient receive diphtheria antitoxin? Yes ☐ No ☐ nk ☐ I
f yes, please specify the dose IU Date:
Was pre-booster or pre-antitoxin serum collected? Yes ☐ No ☐ nk ☐
If yes, please send a specimen to CPHL Respiratory & Systemic Infections Laboratory (RSIL), Colindale
Management of Contacts
How many household contacts were there?
Were there any other types of close contact apart from household? Yes ☐ No ☐ nk ☐
If yes, please describe
Were swabs taken from the close contacts? All ☐ Some ☐ None ☐ nk ☐
If yes, tick which site(s) were swabbed: Nose ☐ Throat ☐ Other ☐ please specify
Were any swabs positive for C. diphtheriae? Yes ☐ No ☐ nk ☐
If yes, please state how many persons were positive for C. diphtheriae?
Was chemoprophylaxis recommended for close contacts? All ☐ Some ☐ None ☐ NK ☐
If yes, what was recommended? Erythromycin ☐ IM Penicillin ☐ Other ☐
If other, please specify
Were close contacts offered diphtheria vaccine? All ☐ Some ☐ None ☐ nk ☐
Were close contacts under clinical surveillance? All ☐ Some ☐ None ☐ nk ☐
Have clearance swabs been taken? All ☐ Some ☐ None ☐ nk ☐
If yes, please give results
Last updated 14 July 2014 Page 2 of 2 Please return the questionnaire by fax 020 8327 7404 FOA Sarah Collins (tel: 0208 327 7261)