Open AccessEffect of Cranberry Capsules on Bacteriuria Plus Pyuria Among Older Women in Nursing Homes
Author(s) -
Manisha JuthaniMehta,
Peter H. Van Ness,
Luann Bianco,
Andrea Rink,
Sabina Rubeck,
Sandra Ginter,
Stephanie Argraves,
Peter Charpentier,
Denise Acampora,
Mark Trentalange,
Vincent Quagliarello,
Peter Peduzzi
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
jama
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.688
H-Index - 680
eISSN - 1538-3598
pISSN - 0098-7484
DOI - 10.1001/jama.2016.16141
Subject(s) - medicine , pyuria , bacteriuria , urinalysis , randomized controlled trial , placebo , population , urinary system , environmental health , pathology , alternative medicine
Bacteriuria plus pyuria is highly prevalent among older women living in nursing homes. Cranberry capsules are an understudied, nonantimicrobial prevention strategy used in this population.
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