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Tetnus required?
Got a scratch on my hand from a metal gate outside home. No blood came out but redness is there. My last tetnus shot was last year. Do i need to get a shot again?
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Dr. Ranjana Bhatt
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14 yrs exp
Gurgaon
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Dr. V R Tindwani
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51 yrs exp
Ahmedabad
Not needed,for tetnus bacteria to enter body, breach in continuity of skin is needed,
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Dr. Navinkumar Angadi
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Davanagere
Not necessary
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Dr. Priyanka Reddy
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Nellore
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Dr. Danish Khan
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Bangalore
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