title: The authors reply.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nephrology, Verdun Hospital, University of Montreal, Verdun, QC, Canada Department of Emergency Medicine, Medical Toxicology Service, Morristown Medical Center, Morristown, NJ Department of Medical Biology, Sacré-Coeur Hospital, University of Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada Department of Emergency Medicine, Medical Toxicology, Consultation Service, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, CA Burns, Trauma and Critical Care Research Centre, School of Medicine, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Herston, QLD, Australia.
authors.forename: Marc
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ghannoum
authors.forename: Diane P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Calello
authors.forename: Valéry
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Lavergne
authors.forename: Sophie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gosselin
authors.forename: Kathleen D
authors.initials: KD
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Darren M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Roberts
mesh_terms: D000140:Acidosis, Lactic / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008687:Metformin / Q000633:toxicity*; D006435:Renal Dialysis / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D008687:Metformin