During the period of award, a plan for panel validation and IVD development for early diagnosis of severe CAP will be developed. The latter is anticipated to involve assay optimization and transfer to an existing, validated IVD platform, FDA regulated IVD development processes, and incorporation of the IVD into an intensive treatment algorithm. The proposed IVD will be an oligoplex assay performed on a single blood sample using immunoassays on an established diagnostic platform with time-to-first result of less than 30 minutes and capable of use in a POC setting, such as an ED or ICU. This is anticipated to be a product line extension of the SS IVD.