Bacteria from meat could be causing more than half a million UTIs in the US every year, study estimates | CNN

Bacteria from meat could be responsible for more than half a million urinary tract infections in the United States every year, a new study says.

E. coli is an often-harmless bacteria that’s “part of the normal bacterial environment in the intestines in humans and animals,” said Dr. Craig Comiter, a professor of urology and obstetrics and gynecology at the Stanford University School of Medicine who was not involved in the new study. Some strains can be dangerous, causing diarrhea, respiratory illness and pneumonia, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Researchers have long known of a link between E.

coli bacteria found in meat causes a greater rate of urinary tract infections; the findings simply explain why some infections might happen. “It does not mean that if we didn’t have these bacteria, we’d have 8% fewer infections,” Comiter said. If left untreated, urinary tract infections caused by E. coli can lead to problems like permanent kidney damage, sepsis and a narrowed urethra.

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