Effectiveness of cranberry capsules to prevent urinary tract infections in vulnerable older persons: A double-blind randomized placebo-controlled trial in long-term care facilities

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 103-110

  Caljouw, Monique A A ^a   Van Den Hout, Wilbert B ^a   Putter, Hein ^a   Achterberg, Wilco P ^a   Cools, Herman J M ^a   Gussekloo, Jacobijn ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

cranberry; geriatrics; long term care facility; prevention; urinary tract infection

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CRANBERRY CAPSULE; HERBACEOUS AGENT; PLACEBO; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BLADDER CATHETERIZATION; CHILL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; CRANBERRY JUICE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEMATURIA; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; LONG TERM CARE; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICTURITION DISORDER; NAUSEA; PLACEBO EFFECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; URINE INCONTINENCE; VERY ELDERLY; VOMITING;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAPSULES; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LONG-TERM CARE; MALE; NETHERLANDS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLACEBOS; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS; VACCINIUM MACROCARPON;

EID: 84892732390     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jgs.12593     Document Type: Article

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