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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): PLoS ONE
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Title:
PLoS ONE
Publisher:
Public Library of Science
(San Francisco, CA USA
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ISSN
(Electronic):
1932-6203
Publication date
(Electronic):
20
October
2016
Publication date Collection: 2016
Volume: 11
Issue: 10
Electronic Location Identifier: e0164978
Affiliations
[1
]Lister Renal Unit, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
[2
]University of Hertfordshire, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
[3
]Associates of Cape Cod Inc., East Falmouth, Massachusetts, United States of America
Postgraduate Medical Institute, INDIA
Author notes
Competing Interests: YZ and MF are employees of Associates of Cape Cod Inc. who manufactures the Fungitell
Beta-glucan assay. Beta-glucan measurements were carried out by Associates of Cape
Cod Inc. Associates of Cape Cod, Inc. provided research materials for beta-glucan
measurements. There are no patents, products in development or marketed products to
declare. This does not alter our adherence to all the PLOS ONE policies on sharing
data and materials.
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Conceptualization: JW EV MF KF.
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Formal analysis: JW EV KF.
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Project administration: JW.
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Writing – original draft: JW.
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Writing – review & editing: MF EV KF.
Author information
Article
Publisher ID:
PONE-D-16-28032
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0164978
PMC ID: 5072723
PubMed ID: 27764208
SO-VID: 8676a651-cdba-4bf0-82ed-71c8ed10ddec
Copyright © © 2016 Wong et al
License:
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the original author and source are credited.
The East and North Herts NHS trust sponsored the study. The Lister Nephrology Research
Fund provided funding support in the form of salaries for JW and costs for research
materials for endotoxin and cytokine measurements. Associates of Cape Cod, Inc. provided
support in the form of salaries for MF and YZ and research materials for beta-glucan
measurements. The salaries of EV and KF were funded by the East and North Herts NHS
trust. The salary of AP was funded by the University of Hertfordshire, UK. The funders
did not have any additional role in the study design, data collection and analysis,
decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript. The specific roles of these
authors are articulated in the ‘author contributions’ section.
Subject:
Research Article
Subject:
Biology and Life Sciences
Subject:
Toxicology
Subject:
Toxic Agents
Subject:
Toxins
Subject:
Bacterial Toxins
Subject:
Endotoxins
Subject:
Medicine and Health Sciences
Subject:
Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Subject:
Toxicology
Subject:
Toxic Agents
Subject:
Toxins
Subject:
Bacterial Toxins
Subject:
Endotoxins
Subject:
Medicine and Health Sciences
Subject:
Diagnostic Medicine
Subject:
Signs and Symptoms
Subject:
Endotoxemia
Subject:
Medicine and Health Sciences
Subject:
Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Subject:
Signs and Symptoms
Subject:
Endotoxemia
Subject:
Biology and Life Sciences
Subject:
Toxicology
Subject:
Endotoxemia
Subject:
Medicine and Health Sciences
Subject:
Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Subject:
Toxicology
Subject:
Endotoxemia
Subject:
Medicine and Health Sciences
Subject:
Nephrology
Subject:
Medical Dialysis
Subject:
Biology and Life Sciences
Subject:
Anatomy
Subject:
Body Fluids
Subject:
Blood
Subject:
Blood Plasma
Subject:
Medicine and Health Sciences
Subject:
Anatomy
Subject:
Body Fluids
Subject:
Blood
Subject:
Blood Plasma
Subject:
Biology and Life Sciences
Subject:
Physiology
Subject:
Body Fluids
Subject:
Blood
Subject:
Blood Plasma
Subject:
Medicine and Health Sciences
Subject:
Physiology
Subject:
Body Fluids
Subject:
Blood
Subject:
Blood Plasma
Subject:
Medicine and Health Sciences
Subject:
Hematology
Subject:
Blood
Subject:
Blood Plasma
Subject:
Biology and Life Sciences
Subject:
Immunology
Subject:
Immune Response
Subject:
Inflammation
Subject:
Medicine and Health Sciences
Subject:
Immunology
Subject:
Immune Response
Subject:
Inflammation
Subject:
Medicine and Health Sciences
Subject:
Diagnostic Medicine
Subject:
Signs and Symptoms
Subject:
Inflammation
Subject:
Medicine and Health Sciences
Subject:
Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Subject:
Signs and Symptoms
Subject:
Inflammation
Subject:
Biology and Life Sciences
Subject:
Biochemistry
Subject:
Glycobiology
Subject:
Polysaccharides
Subject:
Glucans
Subject:
Biology and Life Sciences
Subject:
Anatomy
Subject:
Body Fluids
Subject:
Blood
Subject:
Medicine and Health Sciences
Subject:
Anatomy
Subject:
Body Fluids
Subject:
Blood
Subject:
Biology and Life Sciences
Subject:
Physiology
Subject:
Body Fluids
Subject:
Blood
Subject:
Medicine and Health Sciences
Subject:
Physiology
Subject:
Body Fluids
Subject:
Blood
Subject:
Medicine and Health Sciences
Subject:
Hematology
Subject:
Blood
Subject:
Medicine and Health Sciences
Subject:
Infectious Diseases
Subject:
Fungal Diseases