title: The authors reply.
authors.affiliation: Cooper Health Systems, Camden, NJ; McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada; for the Surviving Sepsis Campaign Guidelines Committee.
authors.forename: R Phillip
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Dellinger
authors.forename: Roman
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Jaeschke
mesh_terms: D003422:Critical Care / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D018805:Sepsis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*