Bacteria from meat may cause a half-million UTIs a year

Bacteria from meat may cause a half-million UTIs a year

A new study estimates that bacteria on meat may be responsible for a significant number of urinary tract infections in the U.S.

Meat contaminated with E. coli could cause half a million urinary tract infections each year, study finds

Contaminated meat could be the culprit behind nearly half a million urinary tract infections (UTIs) in the U.S. each year, a new study published in the journal One Health found. UTIs are caused by a bacteria called Escherichia coli (E. coli), which is found in the gastrointestinal tract.  Researchers from several universities — including George Washington University, University of Michigan and Northern Arizona University — analyzed 1,923 raw chi…

Bacteria from meat likely to cause more than a half-million urinary tract infections in the US every year

A new study suggests that E. coli from meat products may be responsible for hundreds of thousands of urinary tract infections in the U.S. each year.