The foodborne E.coli strains identified were not only associated with UTIs but can also cause serious kidney and bloodstream infections.
An alarming study from George Washington University Milken Institute of Public Health has found that bacteria from meat could be responsible for over half a million UTIs in the US every year. The study found that of the six to eight million UTIs caused by
"We’re used to the idea that foodborne E.coli can cause outbreaks of diarrhea, but the concept of foodborne E.coli causing urinary tract infections seems strange—that is, until you recognize that raw meat is often riddled with the E.
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