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 A Retraction of the Brief Research Report articleThe presence of Acinetobacter baumannii DNA on the skin of homeless people and its relationship with body lice infestation. Preliminary results By Ly TDA, Kerbaj J, Edouard S, Hoang VT, Louni M, Dao TL, Benkouiten S, Badiaga S, Tissot-Dupont H, Raoult D, Brouqui P, Mediannikov O and Gautret P (2019). Front. Cell. Infect. Microbiol. 9:86. doi: 10.3389/fcimb.2019.00086 section-in-acceptance Parasite and Host

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