title: Response to Dr Verd correspondence.
authors.affiliation: Waikato District Health Board, Hamilton, New Zealand, david.bourchier@waikatodhb.health.nz.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bourchier
mesh_terms: D000140:Acidosis, Lactic / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007234:Infant, Premature / Q000378:metabolism*; D019344:Lactic Acid / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male
chemical_list: D019344:Lactic Acid