Nonantibiotic prevention and management of recurrent urinary tract infection

Nature Reviews Urology

Volumn 15, Issue 12, 2018, Pages 750-776

  Sihra, Néha ^a   Goodman, Anna ^a   Zakri, Rhana ^a   Sahai, Arun ^a   Malde, Sachin ^a  

^a GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; CHONDROITIN SULFATE; ESTROGEN; HERBACEOUS AGENT; HYALURONIC ACID; IBUPROFEN; MANNOSE; METHENAMINE HIPPURATE; OM 89; PEPTIDE VACCINE; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; PROBIOTIC AGENT; SOLCO UROVAC; HIPPURIC ACID DERIVATIVE; METHENAMINE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

BEHAVIOR CHANGE; CRANBERRY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG RESISTANCE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; HYDRATION; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYTOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT INFECTION; REVIEW; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; ANALOGS AND DERIVATIVES; FEMALE; MALE; RECURRENT DISEASE; SECONDARY PREVENTION;

ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; HIPPURATES; HUMANS; MALE; MANNOSE; METHENAMINE; PHYTOTHERAPY; PROBIOTICS; RECURRENCE; SECONDARY PREVENTION; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 85055517701     PISSN: 17594812     EISSN: 17594820     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/s41585-018-0106-x     Document Type: Review

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