title: The authors reply.
authors.affiliation: Intensive Care Unit, Hospital Universitario Arnau de Vilanova IRB Lleida, Universitat Autónoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain Intensive Care Unit, Parc de Salud Mar, Universitat Autónoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain Quality Agency of the National Health System, Spanish Ministry of Health, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: Mercedes
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Palomar
authors.forename: Francisco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Álvarez-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