Open AccessDoes ingestion of cranberry juice reduce symptomatic urinary tract infections in older people in hospital? A double-blind, placebo-controlled trial
Author(s) -
Marion E. T. McMurdo,
Linda Bissett,
Rosemary J. G. Price,
Gabby Phillips,
Iain K. Crombie
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
age and ageing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.014
H-Index - 143
eISSN - 1468-2834
pISSN - 0002-0729
DOI - 10.1093/ageing/afi101
Subject(s) - cranberry juice , medicine , ingestion , placebo , urinary system , clinical trial , randomized controlled trial , relative risk , confidence interval , alternative medicine , pathology
cranberry juice is often given to older people in hospital to prevent urinary tract infection (UTI), although there is little evidence to support its use.
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