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

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 340-346

  Salo, Jarmo ^a   Uhari, Matti ^b   Helminen, Merja ^c   Korppi, Matti ^c,d   Nieminen, Tea ^e   Pokka, Tytti ^a   Kontiokari, Tero ^b  

^a OULU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^c TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^d KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^e HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; PLACEBO;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRANBERRY JUICE; DENSITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; RISK ASSESSMENT; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; BEVERAGES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS; VACCINIUM MACROCARPON;

EID: 84855892472     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: 15376591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cid/cir801     Document Type: Article

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