title: The authors reply.
authors.affiliation: Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Versailles University and Raymond Poincaré Hospital, Garches, France; Department of Medicine and Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McMaster University and St. Joseph's Hospital, Hamilton, Canada; Department of Medicine, Cooper Medical School of Rowan University and Chief, Medicine Service at Cooper University Hospital, Camden, NJ.
authors.forename: Djillali
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Annane
authors.forename: Roman
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Jaeschke
authors.forename: R Phillip
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Dellinger
mesh_terms: D003422:Critical Care / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D018805:Sepsis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*