Cranberry juice for prophylaxis of urinary tract infections - Conclusions from clinical experience and research

Phytomedicine

Volumn 15, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 653-667

  Nowack, Rainer ^a   Schmitt, Wilhelm ^a  

^a Centers for Nephrology/Dialysis   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anti adhesion; Cranberry (Vaccinium macrocarpon Aiton); Escherichia coli; p fimbriae; Proanthocyanidines; Urinary tract infection

Indexed keywords

CRANBERRY EXTRACT; FLAVANOL DERIVATIVE; LINGONBERRY EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; PROANTHOCYANIDIN DERIVATIVE; PROBIOTIC AGENT;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CRANBERRY JUICE; DENTAL CARIES; DRUG MECHANISM; GASTRITIS; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; LACTOBACILLUS; LINGONBERRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

ADULT; AGED; BEVERAGES; FEMALE; HUMANS; PLACEBOS; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS; VACCINIUM MACROCARPON;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; VACCINIUM MACROCARPON;

EID: 48849105700     PISSN: 09447113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.phymed.2008.07.009     Document Type: Article

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