Methenamine hippurate for preventing urinary tract infections
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[Cranberries for preventing urinary tract infections?].
BACKGROUND Cranberries (particularly in the form of cranberry juice) have been used widely for several decades for the prevention and treatment of urinary tract infections (UTIs). The aim of this review is to assess the effectiveness of cranberries in preventing such infections. OBJECTIVES To assess the effectiveness of cranberry juice and other cranberry products in preventing UTIs in suscep...
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Evidence Two 2012 systematic reviews1,2 and 1 RCT,3 all with about 6 months’ follow-up. • Cochrane review: 24 RCTs (13 RCTs with juice or concentrate, 10 with tablets or capsules, and 1 with both) of 4473 mostly female patients.1 -Meta-analysis of 13 RCTs found —no significant difference in number of patients getting 1 or more UTIs (relative risk [RR] = 0.86, 95% CI 0.71 to 1.04); and —no diffe...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1465-1858
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.cd003265.pub3