MedicalBrief reported on 16 April that a landmark study presented at the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ESCMID) has revealed that more than 3m children worldwide died in 2022 from antimicrobial resistance (AMR)-related infections.
“Many of these deaths were linked to the use of Watch antibiotics (drugs with a high risk of resistance) and Reserve antibiotics (last-resort treatments for severe, multidrug-resistant infections).
“The findings underscore the urgent need for both regional and global strategies to control paediatric AMR, particularly in high-burden areas like South-East Asia and Africa,” said the experts.