**6.9 Treatment of bacterial esophagitis**

In healthy individuals, infection by normal flora that is usually seen in immunosuppressed people are rare. Polymicrobial infections such as *Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus epidermidis, Streptococcus viridans* and *Bacillus* species are often seen in patients with Bacterial esophagitis.

A broad-spectrum beta-lactam antibiotic with an aminoglycoside is used in the treatment of Bacterial esophagitis. It is also important to note that that the treatment is adjusted based on the results of response and culture.
