Review: cranberry products may prevent urinary tract infection in women with recurrent infections.

摘要

Do cranberry products prevent urinary tract infection (UTI) in susceptible people?Studies-selected compared cranberry juice or cranberry tablets (taken forl mo) with placebo, no treatment, or other treatments for primary or secondary prevention of UTI in susceptible populations (eg, people who had recurrent UTIs, were elderly, or required catheterisation). Studies involving treatment of active UTI were excluded. Outcome was symptomatic UTI with bacteriological confirmation.