Cranberry juice for the prevention of recurrent urinary tract infections: A randomized controlled trial in children

Scandinavian Journal of Urology and Nephrology

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 369-372

  Ferrara, Pietro ^a   Romaniello, Luciana ^a   Vitelli, Ottavio ^b   Gatto, Antonio ^a   Serva, Martina ^b   Cataldi, Luigi ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY CAMPUS BIO MEDICO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Children; Cranberry; Urinary tract infections

Indexed keywords

CRANBERRY EXTRACT; LACTOBACILLUS CASEI EXTRACT;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRANBERRY JUICE; DIETARY INTAKE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; LACTOBACILLUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECURRENT INFECTION; SCHOOL CHILD; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; BACTERIA; BEVERAGES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRUIT; HUMANS; PLANT PREPARATIONS; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS; VACCINIUM MACROCARPON;

EID: 70450162177     PISSN: 00365599     EISSN: 16512065     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00365590902936698     Document Type: Article

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