Cranberries and lower urinary tract infection prevention
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Cranberries and lower urinary tract infection prevention
Lower urinary tract infections are very common diseases. Recurrent urinary tract infections remain challenging to treat because the main treatment option is long-term antibiotic prophylaxis; however, this poses a risk for the emergence of bacterial resistance. Some options to avoid this risk are available, including the use of cranberry products. This article reviews the key methods in using cr...
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Data included in the meta-analyses (Fig. 1) showed that, compared with placebo, water or no treatment, cranberry products did not significantly reduce the occurrence of symptomatic urinary tract infection (UTI) overall (RR 0.86, 95% CI 0.71–1.04) or for any of the subgroups: women with recurrent UTI (RR 0.74, 95% CI 0.42–1.31); older people (RR 0.75, 95% CI 0.39–1.44); pregnant women (RR 1.04, ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Clinics
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1807-5932
DOI: 10.6061/clinics/2012(06)18