The present invention relates to the field of diagnostics. Specifically, the present invention relates to a method for assessing
systemic inflammation in a subject exhibiting symptoms of
systemic inflammation, the method comprising: a) determining the amount of biomarkers from a set of biomarkers selected from the group consisting of: i) a first set of biomarkers comprising POMK, NEK6, KCNA5, LARGE2, ZNF425, NACA2, CFAP57, SPINT1, ZNF492 and S100A6, ii) a second set of biomarkers comprising a first set of biomarkers comprising POMK, NEK6, KCNA5, LARGE2, ZNF425, NACA2, CFAP57, SPINT1, ZNF492 and S100A6, and iii) a third set of biomarkers comprising POMK, NEK6, KCNA5, LARGE2, the present invention relates to a method for identifying
systemic inflammation in a subject comprising: a) a first set of biomarkers comprising: NEK6, SRPK3, TNFSF8, S100A6, NMUR1, DHFR, HIST1H4D, ZDHHC4, TRAF3 and SGMS1, or iii) a third set of biomarkers comprising: C9orf135, ZNF425, ACOT4, SPDYA, DAPP1, LY86, ZPBP2, RPL3L, UPK1B and APBB3, b) comparing the determined amounts of biomarkers from the set of biomarkers to a reference, and c) assessing systemic
inflammation in the subject. In addition, the present invention generally relates to the use of the amount of said biomarker in a sample of a subject exhibiting symptoms of systemic
inflammation for assessing systemic
inflammation. In addition, a device and a kit for assessing systemic inflammation are contemplated.