Is the use of cranberries effective for preventing urinary tract infections? Summary and commentary on a Cochrane Collaboration Systematic Review
Abstract
This special article aims to summarize and discuss the systematic review on cranberry intake as an intervention for the prevention of urinary tract infections (UTI). This review updates those conducted in 2003, 2004, 2008, and 2012, which evaluated the effects of cranberry derivatives in various presentations compared with placebo or no specific treatment, or with antibiotics and probiotics, in the prevention of UTIs in susceptible populations. Fifty studies with a total of 8857 participants were analyzed. The results support the use of cranberry products for UTI prevention. In specific populations, they were most effective in women with recurrent infections, children, and people with susceptibility to infections after interventions, while no clear benefit was observed in older adults in institutional care, pregnant women, or patients with bladder dysfunction. However, more well-designed clinical trials are needed to determine more precisely who may benefit from cranberries. This commentary is made in agreement with the Cochrane Colombia collaboration and in the framework of the Cochrane Corners strategy.
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