title: Reply to Dr Fierer.
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota.
authors.forename: Elie F
authors.initials: EF
authors.lastname: Berbari
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Lebanon.
authors.forename: Souha S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Kanj
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases, Gundersen Health System, La Crosse, Wisconsin.
authors.forename: Todd J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Kowalski
authors.affiliation: Section of Infectious Diseases and Center for Prostheses Infection, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas.
authors.forename: Rabih O
authors.initials: RO
authors.lastname: Darouiche
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases, Hospital of Epidemiology, University Hospital Basel, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Andreas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Widmer
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Disease, Cleveland Clinic, Ohio.
authors.forename: Steven K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Schmitt
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Diseases, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina.
authors.forename: Edward
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Hendershot
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles.
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Holtom
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota.
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Huddleston
authors.affiliation: Division of Spine Radiology, Marshfield Clinic, Wisconsin.
authors.forename: Gregory
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Petermann
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota.
authors.forename: Douglas
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Osmon
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D013166:Spondylitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*