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Regular drinking of cranberry-lingonberry juice concentrate reduced recurrent urinary tract infections in women

https://doi.org/10.1136/ebn.5.2.43

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    Kontiokari T, Sundqvist K, Nuutinen M, et al. Randomised trial of cranberry-lingonberry juice and Lactobacillus GG drink for the prevention of urinary tract infections in women.BMJ2001 Jun 30;322:1571–3OpenUrlAbstract/FREE Full Text

    QUESTION: Does regular drinking of cranberry-lingonberry juice concentrate or Lactobacillus GG drink reduce recurrence of urinary tract infections (UTIs) in women?

    Design

    Randomised {allocation concealed}*, blinded (outcome assessor), controlled trial with 12 months of follow up.

    Setting

    Student health service at the University of Oulu and occupational health centre for the staff of Oulu University Hospital, Finland.

    Patients

    150 women (mean age 30 y) who had a UTI caused by Escherichia coli (≥105 colony forming units [cfu]/ml in clean voided midstream urine) and were not taking any antimicrobial prophylaxis. Follow up at 12 months was 91%.

    Intervention

    50 women were allocated to receive 50 ml of cranberry-lingonberry juice concentrate (7.5 g cranberry concentrate and 1.7 g …

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    • Sources of funding: Emil Aaltonen, Juho Vainio, and Alma and K A Snellman Foundations.

    • For correspondence: Dr T Kontiokari, Department of Pediatrics, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland. tero.kontiokari{at}oulu.fi

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