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Baby thumb is cut by nail cutter
My baby is 15 days old.
His thumb nail is cut by nail cutter.
Little blood comes and little wound is seen.
Do he need a tetanus injection ??
Please suggest
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Hi. Not needed if you follow regular immunisation schedule. Use mupirocin ointment to prevent infection
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Dr. Sachin Pariskar
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No need to take
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Dr. Shebin C E
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Greetings need not to be taken.use t bact oilment for local application two times
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