About the Authors

Sanna Laakso

Affiliation Mobidiag Ltd, Helsinki, Finland

Juha Kirveskari

Affiliation Helsinki University Hospital Laboratory (HUSLAB), Department of Bacteriology, Helsinki, Finland

Päivi Tissari

Affiliation Helsinki University Hospital Laboratory (HUSLAB), Department of Bacteriology, Helsinki, Finland

Minna Mäki

minna.maki@mobidiag.com

Affiliation Mobidiag Ltd, Helsinki, Finland

Competing Interests

SL and MM are affiliated with Mobidiag, the manufacturer of the Prove-itTM Sepsis assay used in this study. This does not alter the authors′ adherence to all the PLoS ONE policies on sharing data and materials. JK and PT have no competing interest.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: SL MM. Performed the experiments: SL MM. Analyzed the data: SL MM JK PT. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: SL MM JK PT. Wrote the paper: SL MM JK PT.