title: Reply to Hassoun et al.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, University of California, San Diego.
authors.forename: Daniel A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Sweeney
authors.affiliation: Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute, Boston, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Klompas
authors.affiliation: Department of Critical Care Medicine, Queens University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Muscedere
authors.affiliation: Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington; and.
authors.forename: Mark L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Metersky
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha.
authors.forename: Andre C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Kalil
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003141:Communicable Diseases; D006801:Humans; D053717:Pneumonia, Ventilator-Associated; D012952:Societies; D014481:United States