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However, the mechanism of death from sepsis in children remains unclear. This study aims to use bioinformatics and machine learning algorithms to identify key genes and pathways associated with fatal sepsis in children, and provide theoretical basis for rational drug use in follow-up TCM treatment.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>Gene expression profiles were obtained from the GEO database (GSE4607) for 15 blank patients and 14 children with sepsis death. Differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were enriched by GO and KEGG pathways. Construct and visualize protein-protein interaction (PPI) networks to identify candidate genes responsible for fatal sepsis in children. Three kinds of machine learning models were established, and the candidate genes were screened by intersection to obtain the core genes with diagnostic value. ROC curve was drawn for core genes to clarify the diagnostic value of genetic markers.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Analysis of differences in the preprocessed dataset identified 83 genes, including 78 up-regulated genes and 5 down-regulated genes. 17 candidate genes were screened by protein interaction network analysis. Three machine learning algorithms LASSO, random forest (RF), and support vector machine recursive feature elimination (SVM-RFE) were used to finally screen out three core genes: CD163, MCEMP1 and RETN. 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