Cranberries vs antibiotics to prevent urinary tract infections: a randomized double-blind noninferiority trial in premenopausal women.

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Published in Arch Intern Med on July 25, 2011

Authors

Mariëlle A J Beerepoot1, Gerben ter Riet, Sita Nys, Willem M van der Wal, Corianne A J M de Borgie, Theo M de Reijke, Jan M Prins, Jeanne Koeijers, Annelies Verbon, Ellen Stobberingh, Suzanne E Geerlings

Author Affiliations

1: Division of Infectious Diseases, Tropical Medicine & AIDS, Department of Internal Medicine, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

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