TANGA, Dec. 11 -- THE National Institute for Medical Research (NIMR) study has sounded an alarm on superbug Urinary Tract Infections (UTIs).

According to the statement released by NIMR, the study conducted at hospitals in Tanga and Korogwe analysed over 2,000 urine samples and revealed concerning levels of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) among common uropathogens in the studied region.

In the statement, Laboratory Technologist Mr Edward Msoma, based at NIMR Tanga Centre, said the main causative pathogen detected included Escherichia coli, the primary culprit, which showed 77 per cent AMR to ciprofloxacin and 100 per cent resistance to ampicillin.

He said the two antibiotics are commonly prescribed for UTIs in Tanzania. NIMRs Co-investig...