Cranberry juice in prevention and treatment of urinary tract infection in terminal patients. Do we have enough evidence to believe in its efficacy?

Zbigniew Żylicz; Małgorzata Krajnik

Vol 1, No 2 (2002): Polish Palliative Medicine

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Published online: 2002-06-04

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Cranberry juice in prevention and treatment of urinary tract infection in terminal patients. Do we have enough evidence to believe in its efficacy?

Zbigniew Żylicz, Małgorzata Krajnik

Advances in Palliative Medicine 2002;1(2):85-88.

Vol 1, No 2 (2002): Polish Palliative Medicine

Artykuły poglądowe

Published online: 2002-06-04

Abstract

Urinary tract infections are common among terminally ill patients. Cranberry juice may reduce the frequency of symptomatic urinary tract infections. The mechanism of its efficacy is connected with the inhibition of bacterial adherence to the bladder mucosa.