IL6 and Sepsis: Multivariate analysis including non-redundant clinical criterion and all biomarkers (Table 5), identified PCT (aOR 1.21, 95% CI 1.02–1.43, p = 0.027), IL-6 (aOR 1.13, 95% CI 1.00–1.27, p = 0.043), IP-10 (aOR 0.82, 95% CI 0.72–0.93, p = 0.002) as well as Apgar score at 1 min > 7 (aOR 0.18, 95% CI 0.08–0.40, p < 0.001), and maternal fever (aOR 2.8, 95% CI 1.58–5.03, p < 0.001) as independently associated with sepsis diagnosis (model 2), with clinical criterion being the most strongly associated items with sepsis diagnosis.