10. Treatment of ESBL
ESBL infections are still treated with antibiotics, but because they are resistant to many of the most common ones, options are somewhat limited. If they are not already, people with ESBL infections may need to be hospitalized so doctors can administer IV antibiotics. The Infection Disease Society of America recommends specific alternate treatments depending on the exact organism causing the infection.
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