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RETRACTION article

Front. Cell. Infect. Microbiol., 07 July 2025

Sec. Parasite and Host

Volume 15 - 2025 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fcimb.2025.1654624

This article is part of the Research TopicBiological Drivers Of Vector-Pathogen InteractionsView all 14 articles

Retraction: The presence of Acinetobacter baumannii DNA on the skin of homeless people and its relationship with body lice infestation. Preliminary results

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  1. RETRACTED: The Presence of Acinetobacter baumannii DNA on the Skin of Homeless People and Its Relationship With Body Lice Infestation. Preliminary Results

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    A Retraction of the Brief Research Report article
    The presence of Acinetobacter baumannii DNA on the skin of homeless people and its relationship with body lice infestation. Preliminary results

    By Ly TDA, Kerbaj J, Edouard S, Hoang VT, Louni M, Dao TL, Benkouiten S, Badiaga S, Tissot-Dupont H, Raoult D, Brouqui P, Mediannikov O and Gautret P (2019). Front. Cell. Infect. Microbiol. 9:86. doi: 10.3389/fcimb.2019.00086

    Following publication, it was brought to our attention that the ethical approval for this study referred to the same ethics approval number 2010-A01406-33 that had been used across a series of unrelated published studies (1–18). It remains unclear whether appropriate ethics provisions, in line with Frontiers Policies and Publication Ethics policies were adhered to.

    The authors and a representative of Aix-Marseille Université Ethics Committee were not able to address all our concerns. As such, this article is retracted.

    This retraction was approved by the Chief Executive Editor of Frontiers. The authors do not agree with this retraction.

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    Citation: Frontiers Editorial Office (2025) Retraction: The presence of Acinetobacter baumannii DNA on the skin of homeless people and its relationship with body lice infestation. Preliminary results. Front. Cell. Infect. Microbiol. 15:1654624. doi: 10.3389/fcimb.2025.1654624

    Received: 26 June 2025; Accepted: 27 June 2025;
    Published: 07 July 2025.

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