IL6 and Neonatal sepsis: The mean (30.72) and threshold (≥27.5) steady-state values found in our study are similar to those of Adib et al. [22], who reported sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative predictive values for IL-6 with a threshold value of 30 pg/mL 78%, 95%, 100% and 87%, respectively, for the diagnosis of neonatal sepsis.