Fifteen genes (KMO, RPS27A, SPNS2, TUBA1B, BASP1, FBRSL1, AATK, PLK5, LRRC75A, TLCD4, IP6K3, DPY19L2P2, LRRN2, BTLA, and ALOX15) in opposite model significantly differentially expressed in patients with sepsis and ARDS compared to those with sepsis alone. Here, PLK5 is linked to acute respiratory distress syndrome.