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. 2013 Oct 2;310(13):1395-6.
doi: 10.1001/jama.2013.277509.

Cranberry products and prevention of urinary tract infections

Ruth Jepson  1 , Jonathan Craig, Gabrielle Williams
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Cranberry products and prevention of urinary tract infections

Ruth Jepson et al. JAMA. .

Abstract

Clinical question: Are cranberry products (juice, tablets, capsules, and syrup) associated with prevention of urinary tract infections (UTIs) compared with placebo or other treatments?

Bottom line: Cranberry products are not associated with prevention of UTIs. However, lack of association of cranberry products with a reduced incidence of UTIs in clinical trials may be due to lack of participant adherence, lack of sufficient active ingredient in the cranberry product, or lack of sufficient statistical power.

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