Consumption of sweetened dried cranberries versus unsweetened raisins for inhibition of uropathogenic Escherichia coli adhesion in human urine: A pilot study

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 875-878

  Greenberg, James A ^a,b,e   Newmann, Sara J ^b,c   Howell, Amy B ^d  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRANBERRY; ERYTHROCYTE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; FRUIT JUICE; HEMAGGLUTINATION; HUMAN; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAISIN; URINALYSIS; URINARY TRACT DISEASE; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

ADULT; BACTERIAL ADHESION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; FEMALE; FRUIT; HUMANS; PILOT PROJECTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS; URINE; VACCINIUM MACROCARPON;

EID: 28544435742     PISSN: 10755535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/acm.2005.11.875     Document Type: Article

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