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Taking Antibiotic Rabipur For Getting Scratched By A Cat. Punctured With Rusty Nail. Can I Take Tetanus Injection Along With Antibiotic?
Hi i am 22 female in the philippines. I have been scratched by a cat and i have been vaccinated 3 times with abtirabies "rabipur" and i will have my last shot on the 27th of august. Also i was punctured by a rusty nail earlier and i was planning to have anti tetanus. Is is safe to have anti tetanus shot?? While ongoing tretment of anti rabies?
Tue, 13 Aug 2013
Hi,
Thank you for your query.
It is absolutely safe to have tetanus toxoid along with anti-rabies vaccination. In fact the tetanus toxoid vaccine should have been given when you went for the first time following the cat scratch.
I hope I have answered your query to your satisfaction.
Wishing you all the best.
Regards,
Rajiv K Khandelwal
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Thank you for your query.
It is absolutely safe to have tetanus toxoid along with anti-rabies vaccination. In fact the tetanus toxoid vaccine should have been given when you went for the first time following the cat scratch.
I hope I have answered your query to your satisfaction.
Wishing you all the best.
Regards,
Rajiv K Khandelwal
http://goo.gl/SuCjl
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Hi,
Thanks for using Healthcaremagic,
You are taking vaccine Raipur for scratch by cat to prevent any Rabies, please continue to take as advised by your Physician. Please note this is not an antibiotic.
You can safely take tetanus toxoid vaccine along with Raipur to have booster effect on antibody against tetanus and protected against tetanus also.
If wound is contaminated than it is better to take vaccine some time it is also given with anti rabies vaccine.
Hope this helps.
Take care.
Good Luck.
Dr.Akhilesh Dubey M.D.
Thanks for using Healthcaremagic,
You are taking vaccine Raipur for scratch by cat to prevent any Rabies, please continue to take as advised by your Physician. Please note this is not an antibiotic.
You can safely take tetanus toxoid vaccine along with Raipur to have booster effect on antibody against tetanus and protected against tetanus also.
If wound is contaminated than it is better to take vaccine some time it is also given with anti rabies vaccine.
Hope this helps.
Take care.
Good Luck.
Dr.Akhilesh Dubey M.D.
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