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Is the throat swab am accutate test to see if you have tetanus. they say stick something sterile to the back of the throat and if you gag. then you don't have tetanus?
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Not at all: The tetanus bacillus is likely present in wounds, not in a throat culture.
Answered 11/14/2019
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No: Throat swab is not a test for tetanus.
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