The anti-vimentin antibody significantly reduced fibrin formation in post-infection plasma with a maximum absorbance (optical density) of 3.0 × 10–2 ± 0.015, mean ± SD (n = 3) compared with IgG isotype antibody with a maximum absorbance of 12.3 × 10–2 ± 0.015 mean ± SD (n = 3) (Fig. 2A and B). The gene discussed is VIM; the disease is infection.