Other tests routinely used for the diagnosis of neonatal sepsis, such as C-reactive protein (CRP) and blood count (total and differential white blood cell counts, absolute and immature neutrophil counts, and the ratio of immature to total neutrophils), are not unanimously recognized as good biomarkers of neonatal sepsis, respectively having a low specificity and lack of sensitiveness13–16. The gene discussed is CRP; the disease is Neonatal sepsis.