Last-line antibiotics at risk as children's resistance rises

MedicalXpress | Jul 20, 2026

Antimicrobial resistance in children is rising globally and will worsen over the next decade, threatening the effectiveness of life-saving antibiotics, according to the world's first monitoring platform. The study, led by Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI) in collaboration with the University of Sydney, Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI) and The Chinese University of Hong Kong, analyzed more than 106,000 infection samples from children aged up to 18 years across 82 countries.