IL6 and Sepsis: In the diagnosis of sepsis, biomarkers are still in their infancy, studies by Shang-Kai Hung et al. reviewed a number of promising biomarkers including C-reactive protein (CRP), procalcitonin (PCT), interleukin-6 (IL-6), CD64, presepsin, and sTREM-1, to distinguish between adults with sepsis [6].