Tranbär, ett alternativ till antibiotika? En litteraturstudie om tranbär som prevention mot
urinvägsinfektion
Engelsk titel: Cranberries, an alternative to antibiotics? Use of cranberries for prevention of urinary tract
infections. A literature review
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Författare:
Windefors, Cecilia
;
Seibold, Joanna
;
Garmy, Pernilla
Email: pernilla.garmy@lund.se
Språk: Swe
Antal referenser: 27
Dokumenttyp:
Översikt
UI-nummer: 10103616
Sammanfattning
Urinary tract infections, which are often recurrent, can be painful and cause much suffering. The low-dose antibiotics used today to prevent them
contribute, however to the development of resistance to the antibiotics, to the need of more extended care and to an increase in health care costs.
The present paper is a review of literature on the effects of cranberry in preventing urinary tract infections. The literature reviewed provides support
for cranberry’s preventive effects, also in the case of antibiotic-resistant bacteria. The effects were found to be dose-dependent and to be
strongest four to six hours after consumption. The physiological effects can be explained on the basis of efficacy mechanisms which have an inhibitory
effect on the ability of uropathogenic bacteria to attach to the uroepithelial cells, preventing infection from occurring. Cranberry use can
be recommended primarily for women with recurrent urinary tract infections. Research on effects of cranberry use in other subpopulations appears
called for.