Open AccessDietary factors protecting women from urinary tract infection
Author(s) -
Tero Kontiokari,
Jaana Laitinen,
Leea Järvi,
Tytti Pokka,
Kaj Sundqvist,
Matti Uhari
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
american journal of clinical nutrition
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.608
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1938-3207
pISSN - 0002-9165
DOI - 10.1093/ajcn/77.3.600
Subject(s) - medicine , odds ratio , logistic regression , urinary system , urine , case control study , feces , physiology , food science , environmental health , biology , microbiology and biotechnology
Because urinary tract infections (UTIs) are caused by bacteria in the stool, dietary factors may affect the risk of contracting a UTI by altering the properties of the fecal bacterial flora.
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