Myth or truth. Cranberry juice for prophylaxis and treatment of recurrent urinary tract infection;Mythos oder wahrheit? "cranberry-saft" in der prophylaxe und behandlung von rezidivierenden harnweginfektionen

Urologe - Ausgabe A

Volumn 48, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1203-1209

  Mathers, M J ^a   Von Rundstedt, F ^a   Brandt, A S ^a   Konig M ^a   Lazica, D A ^a   Roth, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WITTEN HERDECKE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cranberry; Mechanism of action; Prophylaxis; Urinary tract infection

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CRANBERRY EXTRACT; HEMAGGLUTININ; PROANTHOCYANIDIN;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CRANBERRY JUICE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FIMBRIA; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTE; META ANALYSIS; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PROPHYLAXIS; RECURRENT INFECTION; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

BEVERAGES; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FRUIT; HUMANS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PREVALENCE; RECURRENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS; VACCINIUM MACROCARPON;

EID: 70449529865     PISSN: 03402592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00120-009-2051-z     Document Type: Review

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