Retraction: Aeromonas species infection with severe clinical manifestation in Okinawa, Japan-association with gas gangrene.

Following a strict, extensive, and judicious review, it has become clear that the paper by Nakasone et al deviates from the ethical standard of authorship. Therefore, the Editor-in-Chief, Hiroyuki Nishiyama, has agreed to fully retract this paper from publication and from the published record.