‘Clear evidence of theft’ brings down meningitis paper with dodgy images

&quot;According to the notice:<p>It was brought to our attention that the article “A case of meningitis due to Achromobacter xylosoxidans in a child with a polymalformative syndrome: a case report” ... [1] contains evidence of image theft and manipulation.<p>Our internal investigation concluded that this article has clear evidence of image theft, image manipulation and plagiarism.<p>First, figure 3 Panel A is similar to figure 1 in the article “Pulmonary Infection Caused by Achromobacter xylosoxidans in a Patient with Carcinoma of Epiglottis: A Rare Case” [2].<p>It appears that a portion of Figure 1 in the above-mentioned article was copied, and manipulated.<p>Secondly, figure 3 Panel B is similar to Figure 4 in the article “Nosocomial Achromobacter xylosoxidans Infection Presenting as a Cavitary Lung Lesion in a Lung Cancer Patient” [3].<p>The image was reused after a slight color modification.<p>Our investigation additionally uncovered other expression of concerns of image manipulation and theft in articles published by author ... [4,5].<p>The authors could not provide a reasonable explanation for our findings and do not agree with the retraction.<p>The PAMJ regrets that these grave violations were not identified before publication and sincerely apologizes to the scientific community.&quot;