The antifungal activity of urine after ingestion of cranberry products

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 957-958

  Lee, Yee Lean ^a   Owens, John ^a   Thrupp, Lauri ^a   Barron, Sheryl ^a   Shanbrom, Edward ^a   Cesario, Thomas ^a   Najm, Wadie I ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Bldg 200 512 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGAR; BENZOIC ACID; HERBACEOUS AGENT;

ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CRANBERRY; CRANBERRY JUICE; FILTRATION; FOOD INTAKE; FUNGUS GROWTH; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LETTER; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLE SIZE; URINALYSIS; URINE; URINE PH;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; PLANT EXTRACTS; URINE; VACCINIUM MACROCARPON; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70349311561     PISSN: 10755535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/acm.2009.0148     Document Type: Letter

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