Kids and Carers
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR)
AMR develops when bacteria, fungi or viruses are exposed to antibiotics, antifungals or antivirals. As a result, the antimicrobials become ineffective and infections may persist. In addition, medical interventions including surgery, chemotherapy and stem cell therapy may become impossible.
AMR is considered the biggest global threat of Health and Food Safety.
AMR Insights
For Children and their Carers who wish to know more on Antimicrobial resistance, aim to set up child-oriented activities to increase the awareness on AMR or otherwise will be involved in preventing Antimicrobial resistance in children, AMR Insights offers selected, global information on activities, specific education and extensive networking and partnering opportunities.
AMR Insights is for:
- Children
- Carers and parents
- Teachers
- Organizers of AMR events for children
- Pediatricians
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22 June 2024Youth Manifesto for UN General Assembly High-Level Meeting on Antimicrobial Resistance launched
The Quadripartite Working Group on Youth Engagement for Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) has launched a Youth Manifesto for the upcoming United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) High Level-Meeting on AMR. The group, consisting of WHO, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, UN Environment Programme, and the World Organisation for Animal Health, aims to raise […]
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01 June 2024The Frequency of Multidrug-Resistant Infections Among Children in the United States
A surveillance study by the CDC and Prevention’s Emerging Infections Program found that carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales (CRE) infections are less common in US children than extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Enterobacterales (ESBL-E) infections. The annual incidence rate ranged from 0.47 to 0.87 cases per 100,000 population.
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21 May 2024Antimicrobial Stewardship Programs in Neonates: A Meta-Analysis
This article reviews the components of neonatal antimicrobial stewardship programs (ASP) and their effects on clinical outcomes, cost-effectiveness, and antimicrobial resistance. Out of 4048 studies, 70 met the inclusion criteria. Moderate-certainty evidence shows a significant reduction in antimicrobial initiation in NICU and combined NICU and postnatal ward settings, duration of antimicrobial agents therapy, length of […]
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