New research suggests that nearly 1 in 5 urinary tract infections (UTIs) in Southern California may be caused by strains of Escherichia coli that originated in food-producing animals. For the study, a team led by scientists at George Washington University and Kaiser Permanente Southern California (KPSC) conducted molecular analysis of more than 5,700 extraintestinal pathogenic E coli (ExPEC) isolates collected …
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Nearly one in five urinary tract infections in a group of patients in Southern California were linked to E. coli from contaminated meat, a four-year study found. And researchers say the problem could be occurring across the United States. The researchers found 18% of the more than 2,300 urinary tract infections, or UTIs, in the study — published in the mBio journal …
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Researchers have identified a surprising cause of some urinary tract infections: contaminated meat. A four-year study found that nearly 1 in 5 UTIs detected among a group of patients in Southern California were most likely caused by the consumption of chicken, turkey, pork or beef that carried E. coli bacteria. The common understanding is that most UTIs are caused by …
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