title: qSOFA does not replace SIRS in the definition of sepsis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Intensive Care, Erasme University Hospital, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Route de Lennik 808, 1070, Brussels, Belgium. jlvincent@intensive.org.
authors.forename: Jean-Louis
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Vincent
authors.affiliation: Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care, Emory University School of Medicine, Grady Memorial Hospital, 615 Michael Street, Suite 205, Atlanta, GA, 30322, USA.
authors.forename: Greg S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Martin
authors.affiliation: Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Alpert Medical School at Brown University, 593 Eddy Street, Providence, RI, 02903, USA.
authors.forename: Mitchell M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Levy
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D063305:Organ Dysfunction Scores; D018805:Sepsis; D018746:Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome