Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a growing public health threat. AMR occurs when bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites change over time and no longer respond to medicines or antimicrobial agents, making infections more difficult or impossible to treat. In the U.S., the that more than 2.8 million antimicrobial-resistant infections occur each year, and more than 35,000 people die as a result. This webinar series will explore how everyone's lives are affected by resistant infections by exploring the impact of AMR among different populations.
Past Webinars
Pediatrics and Immunocompromised Children
Friday, Dec. 5, 2025
The first webinar in The American Society for Microbiology's AMR Webinar Series - AMR from the Cradle to the Grave highlights the unique risk of AMR in immunocompromised children by sharing patient and practitioner stories and proposing鈥痯olicies needed to reduce and鈥痗ombat pediatric illnesses and deaths attributed to AMR.
In 2019, 1 in 5 deaths involved a child under 5 years old. Through patient and practitioner stories, learn how children, and, in particular, immunocompromised children, face a unique risk of resistant infections. Then examine the potential policies needed to reduce and combat AMR.
