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

B. R. Sharma1 and M. D. Reader1
  • 1 Medical College and Hospital, India

Abstract

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

American Journal of Infectious Diseases
Volume 1 No. 1, 2005, 25-33

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3844/ajidsp.2005.25.33

Submitted On: 6 May 2005 Published On: 31 March 2005

How to Cite: Sharma, B. R. & Reader, M. D. (2005). RETRACTED: Autopsy Room: A Potential Source of Infection at Work Place in Developing Countries. American Journal of Infectious Diseases, 1(1), 25-33. https://doi.org/10.3844/ajidsp.2005.25.33

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Keywords

  • Autopsy
  • postmortem examination
  • forensic pathologist
  • autopsy surgeon
  • autopsy-room