We identified 12 genes related to S. aureus infection, C3AR1, FCGR2B, FCAR, C5, ITGB2, FPR2, C2, HLA-DPB1, CFD, HLA-DOB, ITGAM and PTAFR, corresponding to m6A-cis-eQTLs associated with sepsis (Table S3). Here, HLA-DPB1 is linked to Sepsis.