title: The authors reply.
authors.affiliation: Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Raymond Poincaré Hospital, Garches, France; Division of Critical Care Medicine, Cooper Medical School of Rowan University, Cooper Health Systems, Camden, NJ.
authors.forename: Djillali
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Annane
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*