title: The authors reply.
authors.affiliation: Internal Medicine Department, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
authors.forename: Vandack
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Nobre
authors.forename: Carolina Ferreira
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: Oliveira
authors.forename: Clara Rodrigues Alves
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Oliveira
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002097:C-Reactive Protein / Q000032:analysis*; D002116:Calcitonin / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011498:Protein Precursors / Q000097:blood*; D012772:Shock, Septic / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D011498:Protein Precursors; D002116:Calcitonin; D002097:C-Reactive Protein