title: Health-care-associated infections--Authors' reply.
authors.affiliation: Infection Control Programme, University of Geneva Hospitals and Faculty of Medicine, Geneva, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Walter
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Zingg
authors.affiliation: Imperial College London, London, UK.
authors.forename: Alison
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Holmes
authors.affiliation: European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, Stockholm, Sweden.
authors.forename: Anna-Pelagia
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Magiorakos
authors.affiliation: Infection Control Programme, University of Geneva Hospitals and Faculty of Medicine, Geneva, Switzerland; WHO Collaborating Centre on Patient Safety, University of Geneva Hospitals and Faculty of Medicine, 1211 Geneva 14, Switzerland. Electronic address: didier.pittet@hcuge.ch.
authors.forename: Didier
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Pittet
mesh_terms: D003428:Cross Infection / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control / Q000379:methods*