Using multi-modalities comprehensive approaches, our data showed the contribution on the TLR4+896A/G and CD14-159C/T polymorphism-related immune dysfunction including increased non-classical (inflammatory) monocyte proportion-related LPS hyper-inflammatory response and decreased classical (phagocytic) monocyte proportion-related impaired phagocytosis in febrile acute de-compensated cirrhotic patients complicated with severe sepsis. This evidence concerns the gene CD14 and immune system disorder.