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Tetanus shot for cut under thumb nail
Hello, I got an abrasive cut just under and at the edge of the skin from where the thumb nail grows out. Sustained it while working with a plastic wire inside home 2 days back. It bled a just a little only being under the nail that I washed with water. By today it accumulated a little pus that I cleaned and applied Betadine upon the wound.
I had a shot of Diphtheria and Tetanus Vaccine (Adsorbed) - BE Td (0.5ml) in May 2019.
However, I'm still worried about tetanus.
Please advise promptly. Thanks.
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TT not required,however you can apply neosporin ointment locally
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No need to get a TT shot,u can use betadine cream along with that drain the pus out
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Dr. Dharmendra Singh
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17 yrs exp
Indore
No need
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Dr. Soudip Saha
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South 24 Parganas
No need
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Dr. Pratibha Garg
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36 yrs exp
Muzaffarnagar
No need of TT
Keep clean wound n apply antiseptic
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Dr. Lakin Vira
General Surgeon
14 yrs exp
Mumbai
Further tetanus shot not needed.
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