Table 2.
Distribution of Bacterial Organisms Causing Index and Recurring Urinary Tract Infection by Treatment Group. Clinical trial of cranberry juice 2 times/day versus placebo.
| Enrollment |
Recurrence |
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| Organism | Cranberry (n = 155) n (%) | Placebo (n = 164) n (%) | Cranberry (n = 30) n (%) | Placebo (n = 24) n (%) |
| Escherichia coli | 121 (78.1) | 131 (79.9) | 28 (93.3) | 14 (58.3) |
| Staphylococcus saprophyticus | 9 (5.8) | 14 (8.5) | 0 (0) | 1 (4.2) |
| Enterococcus species | 9 (5.8) | 4 (2.4) | 1 (3.3) | 1 (4.2) |
| Klebsiella species | 9 (5.8) | 4 (2.4) | 0 (0) | 1 (4.2) |
| Proteus mirabilis | 2 (1.3) | 4 (2.4) | 1 (3.3) | 1 (4.2) |
| Streptococcus agalactiae | 9 (5.8) | 12 (7.3) | 1 (3.3) | 5 (20.8) |
| Other | 7 (4.5) | 12 (7.3) | 0 (0) | 1 (4.2) |
NOTE. Otherwise healthy young women (319) with a culture-confirmed urinary tract infection 2005–2007.
Some individuals had >103 cfu/mL of more than one bacteria, so numbers do not total the number of participants