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Tetanus toxoid injection
Sir please tell I have taken 4 dose of tetanus in childhood 3 intial dose UpTo 6 months and one booster at 18 months then after that taken one tetanus toxoid injection at 15 years of age current age 17 years then after that taken one tetanus toxoid injection in September 2021 before 8-9 months then again before 7 days taken one more tetanus toxoid injection but today I got injured in dirty soil so do I need tetanus immuglobin as today I got injured in dirty soil I think wound is not so deep but place is dirty soil please tell do I need tetanus immuglobin please tell
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Dr. Barupathi Laxman
General Surgeon
3 yrs exp
Warangal
If you are not experiencing any symptoms like rigidity of facial and back muscles and any difficulty in breathing no need of taking immunoglobulins.your recent vaccination is sufficient.
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clean the wound with clean water and apply antiseptic solution
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consult a general surgeon for wound care
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