He was their ‘little miracle.’ What happens when antibiotics stop working
- Posted on September 9, 2026
- By CNN
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In brief
A heartbreaking case examines the critical consequences of antimicrobial resistance when conventional treatments fail. Parents of a child they considered their miracle confront the devastating reality that bacteria resistant to antibiotics can undermine even the most dedicated medical interventions. This tragedy highlights the urgent global health crisis of AMR and its disproportionate impact on vulnerable patients, while underscoring the need for improved surveillance, stewardship protocols, and alternative therapeutic strategies to combat drug-resistant infections.
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He was their ‘little miracle.’ What happens when antibiotics stop working
No autopsy was conducted, but the series of events convinced his parents that antimicrobial resistance – or AMR – had played a role in his death.
