IL6 and Sepsis: Similarly, Noor and coworkers [22] reported IL-6 to have a sensitivity (76.9%), specificity (73.7%), PPV (80%), and NPV (70%), and Al-Zahrani and coworkers [5] reported that IL-6 to have a sensitivity (63.6%) and specificity (69%) and added that it does not cross the placenta and any rise during first few hours postpartum could predict sepsis.