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Does drinking cranberry juice prevent UTIs? Doctor separates fact from fiction

New research has found that cranberry juice may enhance the efficacy of antibiotics, such as fosfomycin, used to treat urinary tract infections (UTIs) against drug-resistant bacteria.

The study, led by Dr Eric Déziel in Montreal, exposed lab-grown E. coli strains to cranberry juice, finding that compounds within it made resistant strains more susceptible to antibiotic treatment.

In 72 per cent of tested uropathogenic E.…