Medical diagnostic reagents and assays for use in a medical diagnostic test for determining the presence and type of infection; medical diagnostic reagents and assays for use in a medical diagnostic test for determining the severity of illness; medical diagnostic reagents and assays for use in a medical test for determining prognosis of a patient; medical diagnostic reagents and assays for use in a medical diagnostic test for diagnosing an acute infection and sepsis; medical diagnostic reagents and assays for use in monitoring patients for infections; medical diagnostic reagents and assays for use in a medical diagnostic test to distinguish between bacterial and viral infections.

Scientific instruments for biological testing, biological sample processing, scientific research, and laboratory use, namely, instruments in the nature of diagnostic equipment for performing diagnostic assays and instruments for performing sample preparations; kits comprising scientific instruments, namely, instruments in the nature of blood testing equipment for performing diagnostic assays and instruments in the nature of blood testing equipment for performing sample preparations, assays and reagents for biological testing, and for biological sample processing.