Identifying the true danger of antimicrobial resistance in Australian kids

One out of every 10 children with a bloodstream infection are infected with a multi-drug resistant organism in the nation’s first-ever surveillance study investigating the prevalence of pediatric antimicrobial resistance (AMR). The Australian Group on Antimicrobial Resistance (AGAR) Kids Report, prepared by the Wesfarmers Center of Vaccines and Infectious Diseases, based at Telethon Kids Institute, uses data collected from 38 laboratories throughout the country to identify the strains of bacteria responsible for sending kids to hospital. Identified by the World Health Organization as one of the top global public health and development threats, AMR occurs when bacteria develop a defense Read More