title: The authors reply.
authors.affiliation: ICU Department, Hospital Universitari Arnau de Vilanova, Lleida, Spain; UAB, Barcelona, Spain; ICU Department, Hospital Universitari Parc del Mar, Barcelona, Spain; General Direction of Public Health, Quality and Innovation, Ministry of Health, Social Services and Equality, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: Mercedes
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Palomar
authors.forename: Alvarez
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lerma
authors.forename: Yolanda
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Agra
mesh_terms: D055499:Catheter-Related Infections / Q000517:prevention & control*; D055317:Evidence-Based Practice; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units; D008297:Male