title: Authors' response.
authors.forename: Teresa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Cardoso
authors.forename: Mónica
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Almeida
authors.forename: Orquídea
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Ribeiro
authors.forename: Altamiro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Costa-Pereira
authors.forename: Irene
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Aragão
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D019983:Guideline Adherence / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010343:Patient Admission / Q000592:standards*; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000592:standards*; D018805:Sepsis / Q000401:mortality* / Q000628:therapy*