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Reply To: A Comment on Helicobacter pylori and Lung Transplant Outcome: Is Serology the Ideal Diagnostic Approach?

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  1. Respiratory Diseases and Lung Transplantation, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences & Neurosciences, University of Siena, Siena, Italy

    David Bennett & Paola Rottoli

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Bennett, D., Rottoli, P. & Figura, N. Reply To: A Comment on Helicobacter pylori and Lung Transplant Outcome: Is Serology the Ideal Diagnostic Approach?. Lung 197, 393–394 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00408-019-00220-9

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