Plasma TNF-α levels were significantly higher in the septic shock (SS) patient subgroup (median 57.3 pg/mL; range: 10.21–207.5 pg/mL) compared to the sepsis (S) subgroup (median 42.9 pg/mL; range: 10.2–207.1 pg/mL; p = 0.0007). This evidence concerns the gene TNF and Sepsis.