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Response to Letter

Reducing Fungal Exposure Critical for Treating Rhinosinusitis with or without Polyps [Response to Letter]

Claus Bachert1 Upper Airways Research Laboratory, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium;2 CLINTEC, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, SwedenCorrespondence[email protected]
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Neil Bhattacharyya3 Department of Otolaryngology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USAView further author information
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Martin Desrosiers4 Centre De Recherche Du Centre Hospitalier De l’Université De Montréal (CRCHUM), Montreal, QC, CanadaView further author information
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Asif H Khan1 Upper Airways Research Laboratory, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium;5 Sanofi, Chilly–Mazarin, FranceView further author information
Pages 393-395 | Published online: 19 Apr 2021

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