Scheer, Christian S; Department of Anaesthesiology, Intensive Care Medicine, Emergency Medicine and Pain Medicine, University Medicine Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany
Giamarellos-Bourboulis, Evangelos J; 4th Department of Internal Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Medical School, Athens, Greece
Annane, Djillali; Service de Réanimation, Hôpital Raymond Poincaré, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Université Versailles Saint-Quentin, Garches, Versailles, France
Artigas, Antonio; Critical Care Center, Parc Taulí Hospital Universitari, CIBERes, Institut d'Investigació i Innovació Parc Taulí (I3PT-CERCA), Autonomous University of Barcelona, Sabadell, Spain
Aslan, Abdullah Tarik; Department of Internal Medicine, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Türkiye
Bottari, Gabriella; Paediatric Intensive Care Unit, Department of Emergency and General Pediatrics, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, IRCCS, Rome, Italy
Bouma, Hjalmar R; Department of Internal Medicine, Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
Černý, Vladimir; Dept. of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, Charles University in Prague, 3rd Faculty of Medicine, Prague, Czech Republic ; Constantine the Philospher University in Nitra, Faculty of Social Sciences and Health Care, Slovak Republic
Curić Radivojević, Renata; Department of Anaesthesiology, Resuscitation and Intensive Care, Zagreb University Hospital Centre, Zagreb, Croatia
Dewitte, Ken; Emergency Department, Antwerp University Hospital, Antwerp, Belgium
Filipescu, Daniela; Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, "Prof Dr CC Iliescu" Emergency Institute for Cardiovascular Diseases, Bucharest, Romania ; University of Medicine and Pharmacy Carol Davila, Bucharest, Romania
Gründling, Matthias; Department of Anaesthesiology, Intensive Care Medicine, Emergency Medicine and Pain Medicine, University Medicine Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany
Hästbacka, Johanna; Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Tampere University Hospital, Wellbeing Services County of Pirkanmaa and Tampere University, Tampere, Finland
Laribi, Said; Tours University, School of Medicine and Tours University Hospital, CHU Tours, Emergency Medicine Department, 37044, Tours, France
Lassen, Annmarie; Department of Emergency Medicine, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark
Lebedinskii, Konstantin; North-West State Medical University named after I.I. Mechnikov, Federal Research and Clinical Center of Intensive Care Medicine and Rehabilitology, Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation
Linder, Adam; Division of Infection Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
Máca, Jan; Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University Hospital Ostrava and University of Ostrava, Ostrava-Poruba, Czech Republic
Malbrain, Manu L N G; First Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Therapy, Medical University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland ; Medical Data Management, Medaman, Geel, Belgium
Monti, Gianpaola; Anestesia e Rianimazione dei Trapianti Dipartimento Chirurgico Polispecialistico ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda Milano, Milan, Italy
Ostermann, Marlies; Department of Critical Care, King's College London, Guy's & St Thomas' Hospital, London, United Kingdom
Osthoff, Michael; Division of Internal Medicine, University Hospital Basel and Department of Biomedicine and Department of Clinical Research, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
Paiva, José Artur; Intensive Care Medicine Service, Centro Hospitalar Universitário São João, Porto, Portugal
Sabbatucci, Michela; Department Infectious Diseases, Italian National Institute of Health, Rome, Italy
Śmiechowicz, Jakub; Clinical Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Therapy, Wroclaw Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland
Ştefan, Mihai Gabriel; Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, "Prof Dr CC Iliescu" Emergency Institute for Cardiovascular Diseases, Bucharest, Romania
Vollmer, Marcus; Institute of Bioinformatics, University Medicine Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany
Vuković, Natalija; Clinic for Anesthesiology, Reanimation and Intensive Care, University Clinical Center Niš, Niš, Serbia
Zaragkoulias, Kyriakos; Section for Medical Microbiology, Department of Laboratory Medicine Nord-Trøndelag Hospital Trust, Levanger, Norway ; Department of Medical Microbiology, St Olavs Hospital, Trondheim University Hospital, Trondheim, Norway
Reinhart, Konrad; Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Department of Anesthesiology and Operative Intensive Care Medicine, Berlin, Germany
Ferrer, Ricard; Intensive Care Department, Vall d'Hebron Hospital Universitari, Barcelona, Spain ; SODIR Research Group, Vall d'Hebron Institut de Recerca (VHIR), Barcelona, Spain ; Department of Medicine, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona Vall d'Hebron Barcelona Hospital Campus, Barcelona, Spain
Idelevich, Evgeny A; Friedrich Loeffler-Institute of Medical Microbiology, University Medicine Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany ; Institute of Medical Microbiology, University Hospital Münster, Münster, Germany
European Sepsis Care Study Group on behalf of the ESCMID Study Group for Bloodstream Infections, Endocarditis and Sepsis (ESGBIES) and the European Sepsis Alliance (ESA)
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The European Sepsis Alliance and a grant by Becton and Dickinson.We acknowledge the scientific boards/committees from ESICM, ESAIC, EUSEM, ESGBIES and ICS, who reviewed the ESCS study protocol and questionnaire. We thank ESGBIES members for their specific expertise and support in the development and balancing of the study content and their input at the study group meetings. We also like to acknowledge all the endorsing scientific societies ESAIC, ESGBIES(ESCMID), EUSEM, ESICM, ESPNIC, ESS, ICS and IFA, which supported the dissemination of the survey. We would also like to thank all participants including those who did not consent to being named in the collaborators list. We thank Simone Mancini from GSA for organising and coordinating the steering committee meetings. This study was supported by a grant from Becton Dickinson SA for technical realisation of the study. Becton Dickinson SA was not involved in the study design or recruitment or in writing, reviewing, or submission of the manuscript. This article represents the views of the named authors only. Collaborators (ESCS Study Group):, Alexander Scharf, Adam Leoniuk, Adam Linder, Adri\u00E0 Albis Guimet, Adriana Am\u00E9rica Da Silva, Adriana Cataldo, Agata D\u0105bkowska, Agneverszka G\u0142usek, Aikaterini Ioakeimidou, Alberto del Castillo Blanco, Albertus Beishuizen, Aldona Szczepa\u0144ska, Alejandro Martin-Quiros, Alejandro Rodriguez, Alessandra Oliva, Alessandro Manfredi, Alessia Franceschi, Alessio Bertini, Alessio Maroccia, Alexander Koch, Alexander Nicko, Alexandre Bleibtreu, Alfonso Arizmendi Demay, Ali Rezaei, Aliaksei Kazachonak, Alicja Bartkowska-\u015Aniatkowska, Almudena Alonso Ojembarrena, Alvise Tosoni, Marco Daverio, Ana Margarida Correia, Ana Maria Munteanu, Anabela B\u00E1rtolo, Anamaria Harabor, Anani Akpabie, Andrea Carsetti, Andrea Magaard, Andreas Ekman, Andreas Hecker, Andreas Nowak, Andreas Ostermeier, Andreas Prengel, Andreas Sielenk\u00E4mper, Andreas Thierbach, Andriy Krystopchuk, Andrzej Pihowicz, Aneverk Crombach, Angela Liebke, Anita Lukic, Anja Heymann, Sebastian Ba\u00DFeler, Anja-Tamara Lange, Anna Antes-\u017Cupa, Anna Efthymiou, Anna Eklund, Anna Lukaszewska, Anna Meuronen, Anna Patrizia Poli, Anna Radli\u0144ska, Anna Rekas-Dudziak, Anne Floor Heitz, Annelies Tacx, Anni Pulkkinen, Annmarie Lassen, Antonella Frattari, Antonella Viola, Antonija Vrbani\u0107 \u0160utalo, Antonio Carneiro, Ant\u00F3nio Manuel Pereira De Figueiredo, Antti M\u00E4kel\u00E4, Arion-Bj\u00F6rn Paulus, Armin Sablotzki, Armin Seibel, Arne R\u00F6hrs, Athanasios Chalkias, Axel Neverrhaus, B. Anuszkiewicz, Balazs Kadar, Bartolo Michelangelo, Bea Van den Poel, Belinda De Simone, Benjamin Sasko, Bernd M\u00FCllejans, Bernhard Birmes, Bernuy Galvez Cesar, Berta Cister\u00F3, Birgit Gottschlich, Biserka Mustac-Hlebec, Bj\u00F6rn J\u00E4schke, Boris E. Sakakushev, Bozidar Duplancic, Bruno Van Herendael, Ibrahim Bushra, Anna Mansson, Caitriona Rayner, Calancia Cosmin, Carla Hopper, Carles Triginer, Carlo Pallotto, Carmen Lauterbach, Carmen Rosa Fraga Quintana, Carolina S Romero, Caroline Riske, Caterina Gentili, Christian Byhahn, Christian Keuneke, Christian Prause, Christian Schlottke, Christina Lydon, Christine Weis, Christoph B\u00FCttner, Christoph Dodt, Christoph Peter, Christoph Plank, Christophe Aveline, Cinzia Barletta, Claudia Gutsche, Claudia Holzbauer, Constantin Bodolea, Cordula Th\u00F6rmer, Johan Courjon, Cristian Cobilinschi, Cristina Honorato, Cristina L\u00F3pez Viloria, Csaba Kopitk\u00F3, Dagmar Engemann, Dan Corneci, Daniel Bender, Daniela Ionescu, Daniele Orso, Daphne Annika van Rijssel, David Andaluz Ojeda, David Honan, David M\u00EDra, Dietmar D\u00F6rschner, Dietrich Keller, Dimitrios Schizas, Dimitris Bliamplias, Dirk Hinz, Dirk Meininger, Ditte Gry Strange, Djillali Annane, Astrid Schwurack, Dokoula Carine, Dominik Einwag, Dorel Sandesc, Ilse Van Cotthem, Eefje Verwulgen, Elena Chircov, Eleni Karlafti, Elina Riihioja, Elisabeth Montel, Elora Pavla Matanovi\u0107, Els-Marie Rol\u00E9n, Else van den Berg, Erica Sermijn, Ester Rovira L\u00E1zaro, Etienne Javouhey, Eva Schaden, Evangelia Michail Michailidou, Eveny Winklaar, Evgeni Dimitrov, Evgeni Nikolaev, Evy Voets, Ewa Zabul, F. Xavier L\u00F3pez Altimiras, Fabio Caramelli, Fabrizio DAcapito, Fausto Catena, Ferran Llopis, Filip Abedinov, Filip Triest, Filippia Nikolaou, FIlippo Luciani, Fiona Moore, Simin Aysel Florescu, Florian Berteau, Florian Pr\u00E4tsch, Florian Schache, Florian Seidlitz, Florin Teodor Bobirca, Francesca Greco, Francesca Lelli, Francesco Fleres, Francisco Jose Ezponda, Franco Apra, Frank Fr\u00F6hlich, Frank Hendrich, Frank Schleibach, Frank Wolffgramm, Frank Zoerner, Frank-G\u00FCnter Mewes, Frank-R. Klefisch, Fredrik Schi\u00F6ler, Friedrich Afflerbach, Fritz-Ulrich Hahne, Gabor Nardai, Gabriel Chiriac, Gabriel Petre Gorexki, Gabriele Racanelli, Gabriele Wolz, Gabriella Bottari, Gabriella Parisi, Garri Slobodianiuk, Genoveva Cadar, Georg Fritz, Georg Kreuzer, George Notas, George Sakka, Georgi Popivanov, Gerd Klinkmann, Ida Giacinto, Michele Giannini, Gideon Latten, Giovanna Maddalena, Gisa Andresen, Giuseppe Brisinda, Giuseppe Lauria, Goffredo Angioni, G\u00F6ran Stenlund, Grzegorz P\u0142o\u0144ski, G\u00FCnther Oprea, H.A.H. Kaasjager, H.R. Bouma, Haitham Mutlak, Hakan Ekvall, Hana Chmel\u00ED\u010Dkov\u00E1, Hannes Gabriel, Nolan Hassold, Hauke Rensing, Heike Schlegel-H\u00F6fner, Heiko Groth, Heiner Ruschulte, Heinrich V. Groesdonk, Hendrik R\u00FCddel, Henning Jansen, Henrik Rueffert, Herbert Glenny Baquerizo Vargas, Iacopo Cappellini, Ibolya Toth, Ilka Schanz, Illes Hajnal-Gabriela, Ioana Grigoras, Ioannis Orfanos, Irena Osojnik, Ireneusz Rzepnieswski, Iris Klaus, Iris Koper, Iulia Bagiu, Iulia-Roxana Morlova, Ivan Herold, Ivana Pavli\u0107, Ivo Schindler, Izzaddin Mohd, J. Kra\u00DFler, J. Miquel Morales, Jacek Prokopowicz, Jacob Packmohr, Jacobien Hoogerwerf, Jadranka Pavicic Saric, Jakub Bilski, Jan Bene\u0161, Jan Breuls, Jan Castan, Jan Fri\u010D, Jan Mersmann, Jan P. Roesner, Jan Seemann, Jan Zatloukal, Jan-Hinrich Baumert, Jan-Jakob Meyer, Jana Fastnacht-B\u00F6ttcher, Jana Protzel, Janos Szederjesi, Janusz Gruszczyk, Janusz Michalak, Jaroslav Houser, Jaros\u0142aw Janc, Jaros\u0142aw Lubo\u0144ski, Javier Hermida Ya\u00F1ez, Javier Pilar, Jean-Louis Vincent, Jean-Philippe Lanoix, Jelmer Alsma, Jens Christian Kubitz, Jens D\u00F6ffert, Jens Eriksson, Jens Heidrich, Jens Soukup, Jeppe SA Neverlsen, Jeremie Pasquier, Jesper Svefors, Jes\u00FAs Emilio Barrueco Francioni, Ji\u0159\u00ED Dvorsk\u00FD, Ji\u0159\u00ED Klime\u0161, Ji\u0159\u00ED Pa\u0159\u00EDzek, Jiri Zurek, Joanna Bartczak, Joanna Zorska, Jo\u00E3o Gamito Lopes, Joao Miguel Ribeiro, Johan Berkius, Johan Lindstr\u00F6m, Johann Knotzer, Johanna H\u00E4stbacka, Johannes Rhein, Jolanta Wierzchowska, Jona Wei\u00DFkirchen, Jonas Sunden-Cullberg, Jonas Tverring, J\u00F6rg Engel, J\u00F6rg Kappert, J\u00F6rg Rehlinghaus, Jos\u00E9 Artur Paiva, Jos\u00E9 Pedro Cidade, Josep Trenado, Juan Carlos Yebenes, Juan Fernando Gerber, Juan Jose Diaz, Juan Pablo Horcajada, Judit Kovacs, Julika Sch\u00F6n, Karel Maelegheer, Karina Stefa\u0144ska-Wronka, Karl Reiter, Katarzyna Ba\u015Bcik, Katarzyna Skawi\u0144ska, Katia Donadello, Katja Masjosthusmann, Kay-Lars M\u00FCller-Forte, Kelly Straka, Ken Dewitte, Kerstin Achmus-Stenz, Kim Jie, Kitty Slieker, Klaus Kogelmann, Knut Mauermann, Knut M\u00FCller, Koronakis Nikolaos, Kresimir Oremus, Kuido N\u00F5mm, Lars Ljungstr\u00F6m, Lars Witt, Laura Popa, Laura Ryan, Lavinia Ionescu, Lenneke van Lelyveld-Haas, Leo Licari, Liana Valeanu, Libor Zahradn\u00ED\u010Dek, Line Samuelsson, Lisa Mellhammar, Liudmila Hasak, Livia Vladoiu, Lorena Forcelledo Espina, Ludger K\u00E4mmerling, Luigi Bonavina, Luis Ensenat, Lukas Barnas, Lukas L\u00F6rinc, \u0141ukasz Olendrzy\u0144ski, \u0141ukasz Rak, Lupe Coronel, Lutz Pfeiffer, M. Gryskova, M. Sch\u00FCler, Maarit Hult, Maciej Gawor, Magdalena Miulescu, Magdalena Wujtewicz, Magnus von Seth, Maja Karaman Ilic, Malgorzata Mikaszewska-Sokoleiwcz, Malte Morisse, Matthias Meyer-Barner, Manelli Filippo, Manfred Hoefler, Manfred Nuscheler, Corina-Cecilia, Manole-Palivan, Mary Nicoleta Lupu, Marc Beckers, Marc Bota, Marco Barchetti, Marco Ingrosso, Marco Ripa, Maria Andersson, Maria De Marco, Maria Fortofoiu, Maria Galiana Ivars, Mar\u00EDa Jos\u00E9 P\u00E9rez Pedrero, Mar\u00EDa Juliana Hern\u00E1ndez Benito, Maria Slocker Barrio, Maria Zach, Mariana Anghele, Mario Guarino, Mariola Maciaszek, Mariola Ta\u0142a\u0142aj, Marisa Ann Capaldi, Marius Papurica, Mark Neufang, Markus Bressler, Markus Eller, Markus Kestler, Markus Kredel, Markus Rudnick, Markus Teipel, Marta Valcarcel Rodriguez, Martijn van Tellingen, Martin Beiderlinden, Martin Bier, Martin Cermak, Martin Ebert, Martin Helan, Martin Kahl, Martin Metelka, Martin Reichert, Martin Sch\u00FCtz, Martin Sp\u00E5ngfors, Martin Wagner, Martina \u010Cehuli\u0107, Martina Pavleti\u0107, Marton Gyenge, Mary Bedding, Marzouk Mehdi, Ma\u0161a Biberi\u010D, Mateusz Miszczyszyn, Mathias Fischer, Mathias Sprenger, Matija Belavi\u0107, Matija Jurjevi\u0107, Matja\u017E Groznik, Matthias Gr\u00FCndling, Matthias Huck, Matthias Lutze, Matthias Menzel, Matthias Schmau\u00DF, Matthias Wei\u00DF, Maurizio Mazzoni, Max M\u00FCller, Jochen Souquet, Maximilian Ragaller, Mercedes Ibarz Villamayor, Michael Booke, Michael Buerke, Michael Dalager-Pedersen, Michael Dolch, Michael Fries, Michael Habenicht, Michael Kremer, Michael Meisner, Michael Meyer, Michael Pogatschnigg, Michael Sch\u00FCtz, Michael Stofkoper, Michal Holub, Michal Pel\u00ED\u0161ek, Michal Sitina, Micha\u0142 \u015Apiewak, Micha\u0142 Zi\u00F3\u0142kowski, Michelle Behan, Miguel Castelo-Branco Sousa, Mihaela Blaj, Mihaela Conci, Mihaela Lupse, Mika Valtonen, Mikael Moriconi, Dagmar Mina\u0159\u00EDkov\u00E1, Miroslav Zajicek, Mirza Aun Muhammad Baig, Mitre Ioan Remus, Modesto Martinez Pillado, Mohamed Hasaballah, Monique van der Lugt, Moritz Unglaube, Natacha Mrozek, N\u00E1dia Guimar\u00E3es, Nahema Issa, Nathalie Layios, Naya Bellaub\u00ED Pallar\u00E9s, Nelson Barros, Nieves Carbonell Monle\u00F3n, Nicolas Belaube, Nicolas Mongardon, Nicolas Serck, Nikolaas Verbeke, Nikolas Lambiris, Nikoletta Rovina, Nils Haake, Nina Polze, Nina Sulen, Noelia Mar\u00EDa Mu\u00F1oz Guillen, Nora Bruns, Noud Buenen, Ojan Assadian, Ole Broch, Olena Oliwa, Olga Klementov\u00E1, Oliver Beck, Oliver Habler, Oliver Hensel, Oliver Kunitz, Oliver Schmid, Olof Blivik, Ondrej Zika, Onnen M\u00F6rer, Orestis Ioannidis, Oskar Ljungquist, Pablo Vidal Cort\u00E9s, Paola Rodari, Papa Raffaella, P\u00E4r Lindgren, Pascal Stammet, Pasquale Minchella, Patricia Patricio, Patrik Gille-Johnson, Patrizia Petricci, Paula Pestana, Paula Vera, Pavel Dostal, Pavel Malina, Pavel Sedl\u00E1k, Pedro Castro Rebollo, Pedro Rascado Sedes, Peter Brand, Peter Neumann, Petr Hubacek, Petr Stepanek, Petr Uhlig, Petra Wegermann, Philipp Tsafoulis, Pierre Fillatre, Pierre Gregoire Guinot, Pierre Tattevin, Pio Faust, Piotr Czempik, Piotr Smuszkiewicz, Piotr Staniewski, Plinio Calligaro, Polychronis Tassioudis, P\u0159emysl D\u00F6rr, Przemys\u0142aw Michalski, R. Klimaschewski, R. Schnabel, Radek Cihl\u00E1\u0159, Rafael Leon Lopez, Rafa\u0142 Ga\u0142uszka, Rafa\u0142 W\u00F3jtowicz, Rainer Haas, Ralf Walper, Ralph Budnik, Ralph Sander, Raphael Gukasjan, Reiner Sitzler, Reinoud Cartuyvels, Renata Szmigielska, Renate Koch, Ren\u00E9 Verbeek, Ricard Ferrer, Ricardo Castelb\u00F3n, Rob Wilting, Robert Bocek, Robert Janda, Roberta Moretti, Roelie W\u00F6sten-van Asperen, Romain Jouffroy, Romaric Larcher, Ronald Seidel, Rosario Cristoforo Puleo, Rouven-Alexander von Holten, Roxana Ungurean, R\u00FCdiger Albrecht, R\u00FCdiger Lott, Rui Terras, Rute Fernandes Alves, Ruth M\u00FCller, Ryszard Tokarczuk, Salla Kumpulainen, Sami M\u00E4enp\u00E4\u00E4, Sandra M\u00FCller, Sandra O Donovan, Sanna Pohjanpaju, Sara Cajander, Sascha Ussat, Saviano Angela, Sebastian Brandt, Sebastian Casu, Sebastian Hafner, Sebastian Hammerich, Sebastian Rehberg, Sebastian Tranca, Selena Knoth, Shahram Mashayekhi, Shona Fitzgerald, Silvana Pilia, Silvia Carbajo Azabal, Silvia De Rosa, Simo-Pekka Koivisto, Simon Oelsner, Simon Sch\u00E4fer, Simona Barnini, Simona Viola, Simu Tudor, Sinead O Neill, Stanis\u0142aw Iwa\u0144czak, S\u00F6hnke Boye, Sonja Krofak, Spadaro Savino, Staffan Tevell, Stefan Angermair, Stefan Bergt, Stefan Markoff, Stefan Ostmeier,Stefan Otto, Stefan P. Wirtz, Stefan Ru\u00DFwurm, Stefan Schroeder, Stefan Staar, Stefanie Vandervelden, Stefano Trapassi, Steffen Volkert, Stepani Bendel, Stephan Baumann, Stephan Blache, Stephanie Koster, Stephanie Mifsud, Sulamita Carvalho Brugger, Sunil Jagoda, Sven Ackermann, Sybille Gl\u00F6ckl, T. Dormans, Tajana Milanovic Robina, Talvikki Koskue, Tatiana Ciomartan, Teresa Tomasa, Theodoros Aslanidis, Thessa VerNeverst, Thomas Eckermann, Thomas Grau, Thomas Hahn, Thomas Kiss, Thomas Libuda, Thomas Melzer, Thomas R\u00F6sel, Thomas Uhlig, Thomas Volk, Thomas Weidermann, Thorsten Keil, Tim Bruckmoser, Tim Piepho, Timmermans Mark, Tina Frolo, Tina Tomi\u0107 Mahe\u010Di\u0107, Toamas Gabrhelik, Tobias Gropp, Tobias Kl\u00F6pper, Tobias Lahmer, Tobias Leipold, Tom\u00E1\u0161 M\u00E1lek, Tom\u00E1\u0161 Taj\u010D, Tomas Urbina, Tomas Vymazal, Tomasz Musiuk, Tomasz Siegel, Tomasz Skalec, Torsten Fricke, Udo Gottschaldt, Ulf Linstedt, Ulrich Blumenthal, Ulrich Katt, Ulrich Plog, Ulrich Ronellenfitsch, Ursula George, Ute Br\u00FCggemann, Uwe Treue, V\u00E1clava Ad\u00E1mkov\u00E1, Valeria Caramello, Vasileios Kaldis, Vasileios Nolas, Vasilios Papaioannou, Verena Pl\u00F6tz, Vesna Degoricija, Viktor \u0160vigelj, Ville Jalkanen, Vincenzo Francesco Tripodi, Vladim\u00EDr Zem\u00E1nek, Volker Ostermoor, W. Alexander Osthaus, W. Joost Wiersinga, W.B. Huiszoon, Wahid Altaf, Waldemar Sobolewski, Walravens Stig, Walter Stadlmeyer, Wiktoria Mizak, Witold Wasiak, Wojciech Dabrowski, Wolfgang Heinke, Wolfgang Zink, Xavier Muschart, Yuriy Bunin, Yvo Bou\u00E9, Yvonne Young, Zdenek Kos, Zdenko Pov\u0161i\u0107-\u010Cevra, Zrinka Safaric Oremus, Zuzanna G\u00F3rska.This study was supported by a grant from Becton Dickinson SA for technical realisation of the study. Becton Dickinson SA was not involved in the study design or recruitment or in writing, reviewing, or submission of the manuscript. This article represents the views of the named authors only.
