LGALS9 and Sepsis: At day 7 of life, we found gal-9 to be increased in preterm infants suffering from early-onset sepsis [gal-9 (ng/ml) EOS: n = 16, 4.3 ± 2.3 versus no EOS: n = 50, 2.9 ± 1.2; P < 0.028].