Comparison between survivors and non-survivors (Table 5) revealed that survivors were admitted in ICU more frequently for surgical reasons [20 (44.4%) survivors vs. 7 (11.1%) non-survivors, p = 0.0001], had lower SOFA score on day 1 of infection [5.1 (0.4) vs. 8.6 (0.5), p < 0.0001], higher markers of inflammation [c-reactive protein (CRP) 5.1 mg/dL (0.4) vs. 8.6 (0.5), p < 0.0001, and white blood cells (WBC) 10.8 × 109/L (1.3) vs. 16.1 × 109/L (1.3), p = 0.0011], and higher PaO2/FiO2 ratio [240 (4.5) vs. 154 (2.2), p < 0.0001]. The gene discussed is CRP; the disease is infection.