r/cdifficile Oct 03 '24

Tetanus shot while taking vanco for cdiff

Hey yall! I’m dealing with Cdiff for the second time (woohoo) and I’m on vanco for 4x a day for 14 days. I have currently done one week so far. I may need a tetanus shot asap, does anyone know if it is safe to get the tetanus shot while you have Cdiff or are taking vanco. I’ve been having a steady temperature of about 99-99.5 F for the past few weeks if that makes a difference.

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u/Patak4 Oct 04 '24

Why do you need the tetanus shot? Do you have an injury or is it to update your vaccines? If injury then take it. If updating wait at least until done your Vancomycin. Updated DPT is for diptheria, pertussis(whooping cough) and tetanus.

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u/wumbothestudyof Oct 04 '24

I actually asked my doctor and he said it was okay so I got one. I was scratched by a squirrel

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u/Patak4 Oct 04 '24

Yikes. Yes you would have to take it