The PLOS One Editors retract this article [1] due to concerns about compliance with the PLOS Human Subjects Research policy. Ethics approval documentation provided in post-publication discussion was not sufficient to confirm compliance with this policy. The editors regret that this issue was not identified prior to publication.
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Citation: The PLOS One Editors (2025) Retraction: Study of aerobic and anaerobic bacterial profile of nosocomial infections and their antibiotic resistance in a referral center, Southwest Iran: A three year cross-sectional study. PLoS ONE 20(4): e0322159. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0322159
Published: April 3, 2025
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