Abstract
This article retracts the publication “Achromobacter xylosoxidans in a child with a polymalformative syndrome: a case report” by Mehdi Borni et al. for instances of image manipulation and plagiarism.
Highlights
It was brought to our attention that the article “A case of meningitis due to Achromobacter xylosoxidans in a child with a polymalformative syndrome: a case report” by Mehdi Borni, Mohammed Znazen, Fatma Chaker Borni, Mohamed Zaher Boudawara published in the Pan African Medical Journal [1] contains evidence of image theft and manipulation
Our internal investigation concluded that this article has clear evidence of image theft, image manipulation and plagiarism
Figure 3 Panel A is similar to figure 1 in the article “Pulmonary Infection Caused by Achromobacter xylosoxidans in a Patient with Carcinoma of Epiglottis: A Rare Case” [2]
Summary
It was brought to our attention that the article “A case of meningitis due to Achromobacter xylosoxidans in a child with a polymalformative syndrome: a case report” by Mehdi Borni, Mohammed Znazen, Fatma Chaker Borni, Mohamed Zaher Boudawara published in the Pan African Medical Journal [1] contains evidence of image theft and manipulation.
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