importance of booster dose
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A booster dose of tetanus toxoid should be given. A variety of bacteria have been isolated from snakebite wounds.106,107 Local wound abscesses are common after bites by some species such as South American pit vipers (Bothrops)24 and Malayan pit vipers (Calloselasma rhodostoma).107 Prophylactic antibiotics are not justified unless the wound has been incised or there is evidence of necrosis.108 Penicillin, erythromycin or chloramphenicol are appropriate, or an antibiotic effective against the bacterial flora of the buccal cavity and venoms of local snakes.106 An aminoglycoside such as gentamicin should be added for 48 hours.
A booster dose is characterized by a shorter lag period and is also prompt, powerful, and prolonged—producing antibodies which last for longer .