Cochrane · systematic review · CD008772
Probiotics for preventing urinary tract infections in adults and children
Schwenger, EM, Tejani, AM, Loewen, PS · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2015 · Cochrane Library
Kidney and TransplantAMSTAR 2: not assessed
SoF tableOnly the outcomes this review put in its Summary of Findings table are listed (the Cochrane Handbook caps them at about seven per comparison). Its other analyses are not shown here.
Questions
4
current version
GRADE rated
4
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 4 · 100%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%
Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.
Questions and results
Comparison
Population: adults and children at risk of UTI
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Symptomatic bacterial UTI in adults and children in patients with and without recurrent UTI Probiotics versus placebo ( | RR 0.75 [0.5, 1.13] | 6 studies · 352 participants | Low |
Symptomatic bacterial UTI in adults and children with recurrent UTI Probiotics versus placebo ( | RR 0.74 [0.54, 1.01] | 4 studies · 275 participants | Low |
Symptomatic bacterial UTI in women with recent UTI Probiotics versus antibiotics ( | RR 1.12 [0.95, 1.33] | 1 study · 223 participants | Low |
Symptomatic bacterial UTI in children with VUR Probiotics versus placebo ( | RR 0.54 [0.24, 1.23] | 1 study · 96 participants | Low |