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Regarding Tetanus infection
Hello, just a simple question. It is said that you should get a tetanus toxoid booster every 5 years. But if someone was vaccinated 3 years back with an injection given in waist instead of the upper arm, will the tetanus toxoid vaccine (the one available at medical stores) still be effective? There was no bite just a person drank from a vessel that had probably saliva of a rat, in this case my grandmother.
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If any open wound need tt inj
Otherwise not necessary
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Inj tetanus is repeated every 10 yrs . She need not repeat the vaccine if taken just 3 yrs ago.
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Dr. Manoj Kumar
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9 yrs exp
Dehradun
Need few more details
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Dr. Anuj Mothsra
General Physician
6 yrs exp
Jhunjhunu
Can help you, kindly consult and provide detailed history for proper diagnosis and further management
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Dr. Danish Qureshi
General Physician
15 yrs exp
Jaipur
I can help you with the next course of action. I need few more details. Kindly consult.
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Dr. Sachin Pariskar
Pediatrician
8 yrs exp
Pune
No need to repeat the TT
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Dr. Aditya Prasad Padhy
Urologist
12 yrs exp
Bhubaneswar
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