title: The authors reply.
authors.affiliation: The Burns, Trauma & Critical Care Research Centre, The University of Queensland, Queensland, Australia, and Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Royal Brisbane & Women's Hospital, Queensland, Australia.
authors.forename: Jennifer D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Paratz
authors.forename: Jeffrey
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lipman
authors.forename: Robert J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Boots
mesh_terms: D002056:Burns / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D020097:Natriuretic Peptide, Brain / Q000097:blood*; D010446:Peptide Fragments / Q000097:blood*; D018805:Sepsis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000503:physiopathology*
chemical_list: D010446:Peptide Fragments; D020097:Natriuretic Peptide, Brain