Card 26 / 38: A 65 year-old farmer came to your clinic due to a punctured wound on his right foot after accidentally stepping on a barbed wire. He recalls having a booster dose of tetanus toxoid 6 years ago. How should the tetanus prophylaxis be given this patient?
A)
Give Td vaccine IM as booster dose
B)
Give Td vaccine IM PLUS human TIG 250 IU/IM
C)
Give Td vaccine IM PLUS human TIG 500 IU/IM
D)
No need for tetanus toxoid or human TIG
Answer:
A) Give Td vaccine IM as booster dose
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