Elevations in D-dimer are common in critical illness and are associated with disease severity and mortality in many severe infections.29, –31 Patients with influenza, SARS, HIV, hantavirus, Ebola virus, and dengue have elevations in D-dimer, prothrombin fragments, thrombin–antithrombin complexes, and/or plasmin-α2-antiplasmin complexes.32 Similar to patients with SARS-CoV-2 infections, there is an association between elevated D-dimer and mortality in patients with H1N1 and H5N1, which is not seen in SARS.33, –35. The gene discussed is PLG; the disease is infection.