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AAP Grand Rounds 3:29-30 (2000)
© 2000 American Academy of Pediatrics

UROLOGY

Cranberry Juice and Bacteriuria in Children with Neurogenic Bladders

Source: Schlager TA, Anderson S, Trudell J, Hendley JO. Effect of cranberry juice on bacteriuria in children with neurogenic bladder receiving intermittent catheterization. J Pediatr. 1999;135(6):698–702.

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A number of publications have suggested that cranberry juice may prevent urinary tract infection.1 Schlager and colleagues examined the efficacy of cranberry juice concentrate in reducing the rates of bacteriuria and symptomatic UTIs in children with neurogenic bladder. Fifteen children ages 2–18 years (8 female) participated in this double-blind, placebo-controlled, crossover study. Each child drank 2 ounces of cranberry concentrate (equivalent to 300 mL of cranberry juice) or placebo each day for 6 months (3 months with one, followed by 3 months with the other). A weekly home visit was made to confirm . . . [Full Text of this Article]

Mike Dubik, MD, FAAP
Naval Medical Center, Portsmouth, VA