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Retraction · Open access · Published 5 January 2022

Retraction Notice: Autopsy Room: A Potential Source of Infection at Work Place in Developing Countries

American Journal of Infectious Diseases, Volume 17, Issue 4, pp. 165 · doi.org/10.3844/ajidsp.2021.165

The American Journal of Infectious Diseases has decided to retract the manuscript titled "Autopsy Room: A Potential Source of Infection at Work Place in Developing Countries" authored by B. R. Sharma and M.D. Reader, published in Volume 1, Issue 1 with the page numbering 25-33. After receiving a complaint, the editorial office found that the manuscript contains plagiarized material from the manuscript entitled "Biosafety Considerations for Autopsy" by Kurt B. Nolte, David G. Taylor, and Jonathan Y. Richmond, published in The American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology, 23(2):107-122, 2002.

In accordance with recommendations from COPE we have retracted the manuscript. Apologies are offered to readers of the journal that this was not detected during the submission and review process.

Yours sincerely,

Raphael Stricker
Editor-in-Chief
American Journal of Infectious Diseases

What this means for readers

The article stays online so the record is complete, marked RETRACTED on its page and on every page of its PDF. It should not be cited as reliable.

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