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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Health
Rachel Dobkin

Your UTI may be caused by contaminated meat

A new study has found contaminated meat can be linked to urinary tract infections (UTIs), especially in low-income neighborhoods.

UTIs are bacterial infections in the urinary tract. Extraintestinal pathogenic E. coli, or E. coli that infects a person outside of their gastrointestinal tract, is the leading cause of UTIs worldwide, according to experts.

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