The PLOS ONE Editors retract this article [1] because it was identified as one of a series of submissions for which we have concerns about authorship, competing interests, and peer review. We regret that the issues were not addressed prior to the article’s publication.NM, SK, SY, KtK, SAAlrumman, and EMA did not agree with the retraction. SFA responded but expressed neither agreement nor disagreement with the editorial decision. HS, SAMA, GM, SAAli, and SD either did not respond directly or could not be reached.
Authors: Nida Mansoora; Shameem Kausar; Syeda Fasiha Amjad; Samia Yaseen; Huma Shahid; Khadija Tul Kubra; Saad A M Alamri; Sulaiman A Alrumman; Ebrahem M Eid; Ghulam Mustafa; Saleha Ahmed Ali; Subhan Danish Journal: PLoS One Date: 2021-11-04 Impact factor: 3.752