title: Reply to Parra-Ruiz.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Camperdown, Sydney.
authors.forename: Sebastiaan J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: van Hal
authors.forename: Vance G
authors.initials: VG
authors.lastname: Fowler
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D006801:Humans; D055624:Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / Q000187:drug effects*; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology*; D014640:Vancomycin / Q000008:administration & dosage*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D014640:Vancomycin