title: The authors reply.
authors.affiliation: Intensive Care Department, Hospital Universitario Arnau de Vilanova IRB Lleida, Universitat Autônoma 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: Alvarez-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