ACP Journal Club. Review: cranberry products do not reduce urinary tract infections in susceptible populations.
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The meta-analysis shows that antibiotics and cranberries do not differ for preventing recurrent UTIs. However, because this analysis was based on 3 small studies, 1 of which lost 32% of participants before follow-up, comparisons of the effectiveness of these interventions warrant caution. Similarly, analysis of 1 adult and 1 pediatric study suggests that patients taking cranberry products have fewer UTIs than do patients taking probiotics, for reasons that are unclear.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Annals of internal medicine
دوره 158 10 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2013