Sacral sore is a common problem in patients with spinal cord injury. It leads to prolonged hospitalization and recurrent infections which might require repeated surgery to treat. Flap reconstruction allows soft tissue coverage of sacral sore under the premise of infection-free wound base.
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February 2016
Background: Pretreatment with topical imiquimod, a synthetic agonist of toll-like receptor 7, significantly improved the immunogenicity of influenza vaccination in elderly people. We aimed to clarify its effect in a younger age group.
Methods: In this double-blind, randomised controlled trial, we enrolled healthy volunteers aged 18-30 years in early 2014 to receive the 2013-14 northern-hemisphere winter trivalent influenza vaccine at the Queen Mary Hospital, (Hong Kong, China).
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