Antibiotic susceptibility of urinary isolates in nursing home residents consuming cranberry capsules versus placebo

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2015 Mar;36(3):356-7. doi: 10.1017/ice.2014.66.

Abstract

Antimicrobial susceptibility of urinary isolates is compared amongst nursing home participants from a randomized controlled trial of cranberry capsules versus placebo. We hypothesized that cranberry spares non-Escherichia coli Enterobacteriaceae, which tend to be less susceptible to oral antibiotics. Analyses showed no differences in susceptibility or proportions of non-E. coli Enterobacteriaceae.

Publication types

  • Randomized Controlled Trial
  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Capsules
  • Double-Blind Method
  • Drug Resistance, Bacterial / drug effects*
  • Enterobacteriaceae / drug effects*
  • Enterobacteriaceae Infections / microbiology
  • Enterobacteriaceae Infections / prevention & control*
  • Female
  • Homes for the Aged
  • Humans
  • Nursing Homes
  • Phytotherapy*
  • Plant Extracts / pharmacology*
  • Plant Extracts / therapeutic use
  • Urinary Tract Infections / microbiology
  • Urinary Tract Infections / prevention & control*
  • Vaccinium macrocarpon*

Substances

  • Capsules
  • Plant Extracts