9. ESBL Mortality
Research shows that ESBL has a high mortality, especially for hospitalized patients. One study found that, after 21 days of onset, 38 percent of hospitalized patients with ESBL died. Researchers found that the main factor in this high mortality was inadequate antibiotic therapy within the first 72 hours of the infection.
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