Cranberries and Urinary Tract Infections: How Can the Same Evidence Lead to Conflicting Advice?
ABSTRACT
Cranberry has been used traditionally to prevent urinary tract infections (UTIs), primarily among generally healthy women prone to recurrent UTIs. Results from a number of published clinical studies have supported this benefit; however, meta-analyses on cranberry and UTI prevention have reported conflicting conclusions. This article ...
Cranberries and lower urinary tract infection prevention
Lower urinary tract infections are very common diseases. Recurrent urinary tract infections remain challenging to
treat because the main treatment option is long-term antibiotic prophylaxis; however, this poses a risk for the
emergence of bacterial resistance. Some options to avoid this risk are available, including the use of cranberry
products. This article reviews the key methods ...
Probiotics Improve Urogenital Health in Women
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Urogenital recurrent infections represent a global medical issue in the world, affecting millions of women because of dramatic shifts in bacterial composition and concentrations in response to numerous endogenous and exogenous factors. Urogenital microbiota forms a mutually beneficial relationship with their host and has a major impact on health and disease.
AIM: This study ...
The role of probiotics in women with recurrent urinary tract infections
ABSTRACT
Urinary tract infections (UTIs) still represent a significant bother for women and result in high costs to the health system. Increasing antimicrobial resistance has stimulated interest in non-antibiotic prophylaxis of recurrent UTIs. Evidence shows that the microorganisms inhabit many sites of the body, including the urinary tract which has long been assumed to ...
Complicated urinary tract infection in adults
BACKGROUND:Complicated urinary tract infection occurs in individuals with functional or structural abnormalities of the genitourinary tract.
OBJECTIVE: To review current knowledge relevant to complicated urinary tract infection, and to provide evidence-based recommendations for management.
METHODS: The literature was reviewed through a PubMed search, and additional articles were identified by ...
An introduction to the epidemiology and burden of urinary tract infections
Abstract: Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are the most common outpatient infections, with a lifetime incidence of 50−60% in adult women. This is a narrative review aimed at acting as an introduction to the epidemiology and burden of UTIs. This review is based on relevant literature according to the experience and expertise of the authors. The prevalence of UTI ...
Anatomy and Physiology of the Urinary Tract: Relation to Host Defense and Microbial Infection
Abstract
The urinary tract exits to a body surface area that is densely populated by a wide range of microbes. Yet, under most normal circumstances, it is typically considered sterile, i.e., devoid of microbes, a stark contrast to the gastrointestinal and upper respiratory tracts where many commensal and pathogenic microbes call home. Not surprisi...
