# RETRACTION: Analysis of Risk Factors of Infection in Diabetic Foot Patients

PMC · DOI: 10.1111/iwj.70671 · 2025-04-23

## TL;DR

This retracted paper originally aimed to analyze infection risk factors in diabetic foot patients but was found to have been accepted through a compromised peer review process.

## Contribution

The paper's findings and contributions are invalidated due to the retraction caused by a flawed peer review process.

## Key findings

- The article was retracted due to a compromised peer review process.
- The authors did not agree with the retraction decision.

## Abstract

RETRACTION:

HsuL.
, 
LiL.
, and 
PoonL. Y.
, “Analysis of Risk Factors of Infection in Diabetic Foot Patients,” International Wound Journal
21, no.1 (2024): e14411, 10.1111/iwj.14411.37731215
PMC10788463

The above article, published online on 20 September 2023, in Wiley Online Library (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/), has been retracted by agreement between the journal Editor in Chief, Professor Keith Harding; and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.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 indicate their agreement with the retraction.

## Full-text entities

- **Diseases:** Infection (MESH:D007239), Diabetic Foot (MESH:D017719)
- **Species:** Homo sapiens (human, species) [taxon 9606]

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Source: https://tomesphere.com/paper/PMC12015126