Use of Lactobacillus spp. to Prevent Recurrent Urinary Tract Infections in Females

Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are the most common bacterial infections seen in the community, especially amongst females. The widespread use of antibiotics has led to the increased occurrence of E. coli resistant isolates worldwide. A promising non-antibiotic approach is the use of probiotic lactobacilli strains. This paper hypothesizes that Lactobacillus spp. containing products are able to prevent recurrent urinary tract infections in females. Using the keywords [lactobacillus OR lactobacilli OR probiotic] and [urinary tract infection OR UTI OR cystitis], a preliminary search on the PubMed, Ovid, Google Scholar and ClinicalTrials.gov database yielded 1,647 papers published in English between 1-Jan-1960 and 1-May-2017.

Source: Medical Hypotheses - March 5, 2018 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Qin Xiang Ng, Christina Peters, Nandini Venkatanarayanan, Yan Yih Goh, Collin Yih Xian Ho, Wee-Song Yeo Source Type: research