Overall, 90.5% vs. 90.5% of episodes were treated adequately (P = 0.999), however, there was a significant delay to initiation of adequate therapy in patients with Gram positive aetiology of bacteremia; 52.4% in patients with GPB compared to 76.6% in patients with GNB within 24-hrs after onset of bacteremia (P = 0.010), and 70.7% compared to 89.6% within 48-hrs (P = 0.037). The gene discussed is GYPB; the disease is bacterial infectious disease with sepsis.