have developed beta-lactamase activity; with multiple changes in the resistancepatterns of anaerobes, one can expect that therapeutic problems in the future will becompounded by abandonment of the “complete bacteriology” of blood cultures.The prevalence of anaerobic bacteremia in relation to patient demographics should bedetermined on an institution by an institutional basis to guide blood-culture practices.This approach will ensure correct diagnosis and that patients will receive appropriatetherapy. Here, LACTB is linked to bacterial infectious disease with sepsis.