Furthermore, some inflammatory markers were higher in the septic shock group compared to the sepsis group including PCT (2.6 [0.4–34.2] vs. 18.8 [7.0–66.5], p = 0.011), and IL-6 (309 [127–628] vs. 658 [153–4,011], p = 0.027), but not WBC or CRP. The gene discussed is IL6; the disease is Sepsis.