Dhaka, Dec. 8 -- Bangladesh Medical University (BMU) warned of a rapidly worsening antimicrobial resistance (AMR) situation in the country, as its Microbiology and Immunology Department recorded alarming levels of drug resistance in major pathogens after analyzing 46,279 clinical samples over the past year.

The findings were revealed on Monday during the dissemination of the Antimicrobial Resistance Report 2024-25, organized to mark World Antimicrobial Awareness Week 2025.

According to the report, 24 percent (11,108) of the samples tested positive in culture, with urine samples accounting for the highest proportion, followed by blood. E. coli was found to be the dominant urinary pathogen, while Salmonella Typhi topped the list in bloods...