Should we prevent or even treat urinary tract infections with cranberries?

Future Microbiology

Volumn 6, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1385-1386

  Geerlings, Suzanne E ^a  

^a Center for Infection and Immunity   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial resistance; Cranberries; Urinary tract infections

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CIPROFLOXACIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; CRANBERRY EXTRACT; FRUCTOSE; NORFLOXACIN; PLACEBO; PROANTHOCYANIDIN; TRIMETHOPRIM; WATER;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CRANBERRY JUICE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; EDITORIAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FIMBRIA; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; LENGTH OF STAY; LINGONBERRY; LOW DRUG DOSE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PREMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT INFECTION; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; PLANT EXTRACTS; RECURRENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS; VACCINIUM MACROCARPON;

EID: 82455172134     PISSN: 17460913     EISSN: 17460921     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2217/fmb.11.115     Document Type: Editorial

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