title: The authors reply.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Mississippi School of Medicine, Jackson, MS.
authors.forename: Sarah A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Sterling
authors.forename: Michael A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Puskarich
authors.forename: Alan E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Jones
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D006801:Humans; D018805:Sepsis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000401:mortality*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents