# RETRACTION: Investigating How Tamsulosin Combined With Levofloxacin Impacts Wound Healing in Patients With Chronic Prostatitis who May also Have Perineal or Urethral Wounds

## TL;DR

This retracted paper claimed to study how combining tamsulosin and levofloxacin affects wound healing in chronic prostatitis patients, but it was found to have used a compromised peer review process.

## Contribution

The paper was retracted due to a flawed peer review process and no valid new findings were reported.

## Key findings

- The article was retracted after an investigation revealed a compromised peer review process.
- The authors did not respond to the retraction notice.
- No legitimate scientific contributions or conclusions were established.

## Abstract

RETRACTION:

YangJ.
,
BaoC.
, and
GuJ.
, “Investigating How Tamsulosin Combined With Levofloxacin Impacts Wound Healing in Patients With Chronic Prostatitis who May also Have Perineal or Urethral Wounds,” International Wound Journal
21, no. 1 (2024): e14656, 10.1111/iwj.14656.38272823
PMC10789924

The above article, published online on 15 January 2024, in Wiley Online Library (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/), has been retracted by agreement between the journal Editor in Chief, Professor Keith Harding; and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.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.