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Increased fluid intake for the prevention of urinary tract infection in adults and children in all settings: a systematic review
- Source :
- Journal of Hospital Infection. 104:68-77
- Publication Year :
- 2020
- Publisher :
- Elsevier BV, 2020.
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Abstract
- Background Non-antibiotic interventions for urinary tract infection (UTI) prevention have been investigated as a strategy to reduce antibiotic prescribing for UTI and subsequent antibiotic resistance. Increased hydration is widely advocated for preventing UTI; however, evidence for its effectiveness is unknown. Aim To systematically review the published literature on the effectiveness of increased fluid intake as a preventive intervention for UTI in adults and children in any setting. Methods Five electronic databases were searched from inception to February 2019 to identify published randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and quasi-experimental studies evaluating the effectiveness of high (≥1.5 L/24 h) versus normal/low (
- Subjects :
- Adult
Male
Microbiology (medical)
medicine.medical_specialty
Randomization
Non-Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
Urinary system
Psychological intervention
Increased fluid intake
030501 epidemiology
behaviour change
urologic and male genital diseases
law.invention
03 medical and health sciences
systematic review
Randomized controlled trial
law
Statistical significance
Intervention (counseling)
Internal medicine
Adaptation, Psychological
Humans
Medicine
Child
Aged
Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
Aged, 80 and over
0303 health sciences
030306 microbiology
business.industry
Incidence
General Medicine
fluid intake
female genital diseases and pregnancy complications
Infectious Diseases
Sample size determination
Case-Control Studies
Urinary Tract Infections
Fluid Therapy
Female
urinary tract infection
0305 other medical science
business
hydration
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 01956701
- Volume :
- 104
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Journal of Hospital Infection
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....2ed0e5e45df140f6fb5a3d268629b528