Cranberry juice and antiseptic help prevent UTIs: new guidance
But ‘critical’ gaps in evidence remain — even for essential aspects of UTI treatment, according to researchers.
International guidance backs cranberry juice for reducing symptomatic UTI risk in children, women with a history of recurrent UTIs and other high-risk cohorts.
Methenamine hippurate is also an “appealing” alternative to prophylactic antibiotics for patients without incontinence, say the authors, including doctors from Australia, the US, Canada and Europe.
