Urinary tract infections are caused by undercooked meat. Nope, your ears aren't painted on; you heard that right. According to a recent study, if it burns with the intensity of a dying star when you pee, it could be because of that ribeye you polished off last night. Considering what you've been eating could be worthwhile, especially if you're getting UTIs on a regular basis.

Extraintestinal pathogenic Escherichia coli (ExPEC) is the leading cause of urinary tract infections (UTIs) worldwide and may be transmitted from food animals to humans via contaminated meat. However, the contribution of zoonotic ExPEC strains to UTIs in metropolitan areas remains unclear. We estimated the proportion of UTIs attributable to zoonotic ExPEC across eight Southern California counties. Between 2017 and 20

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