RETRACTION: Effectiveness of Chlorhexidine Versus Povidone-Iodine for Preventing Surgical Site Wound Infection: A
Retraction:
P. Wang, D. Wang, and L. Zhang, "Effectiveness of Chlorhexidine Versus Povidone-Iodine for Preventing Surgical Site Wound Infection: A Meta-Analysis," International Wound Journal 21, no. 2 (2024): e14394, https://doi.org/10.1111/iwj.14394. The above article, published online on 26 September 2023, in Wiley Online Library (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/), has been retracted by agreement between the journal Editor in Chief, Professor Keith Harding; and John Wiley & Sons Ltd. Following an investigation by the publisher, all parties have concluded that this article was accepted solely on the basis of a compromised peer review process. The editors have therefore decided to retract the article. The authors did not respond to our notice regarding the retraction.
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