title: Reply to Perez and Patel.
authors.affiliation: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
authors.forename: Sana
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dastgheyb
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
authors.forename: Noreen J
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: Hickok
authors.affiliation: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Otto
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000382:microbiology*; D018441:Biofilms / Q000254:growth & development*; D006801:Humans; D055624:Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / Q000254:growth & development*; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000382:microbiology*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents