Five-year cross-sectional study to determine the burden of spp. infections of the urinary tract system among patients attending tertiary hospital in Northwestern Tanzania.

Objective: Urinary tract infections (UTIs) stand as a prominent global health concern. This study entails a 5-year retrospective analysis, using a cross-sectional study design to examine microbiology laboratory data of individuals clinically diagnosed with UTIs at Bugando Medical Centre to gain insights into the prevalence and factors linked to candiduria.

Methodology: Data extracted were meticulously cleaned and coded in an MS Excel sheet, subsequently transferred to STATA V.

Predominance of non- species oral colonisation among patients on anticancer therapy: findings from a cross-sectional study in Tanzania.

Objectives: This study aimed to determine the oral carriage prevalence of species and identify factors associated with the carriage of species among patients with cancer on treatment.

Design: A hospital-based cross-sectional study.

Setting: The study was conducted at a tertiary-level cancer hospital Ocean Road Cancer Institute (ORCI), Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.