title: The authors reply.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Alpert Medical School at Brown University, Providence, RI California Pacific Medical Center, San Francisco, CA Department of Medicine, Cooper Medical School of Rowan University, Camden, NJ.
authors.forename: Mitchell M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Levy
authors.forename: Sean R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Townsend
authors.forename: Christa
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Schorr
authors.forename: R Phillip
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Dellinger
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units / Q000592:standards*; D008297:Male; D064872:Patient Care Bundles / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D018805:Sepsis / Q000628:therapy*