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A clinical study published in Archives of Internal Medicine compared the effectiveness of Urex and antibiotics respectively in preventing recurrent urinary tract infections (UTI) in 252 postmenopausal women. The yearlong study documents that Urex is only 13.8% less effective than antibiotics. Further, Urex more than halved the number of self-reported UTIs from previous year. An added benefit in using probiotics is that they do not increase antibiotic resistance. While there was no increase in antibiotic resistance in the Urex group, resistance in the antibiotic group increased from 20-40% to 90% after 12 months of treatment.
UTI is one of the most common bacterial infections in women as more than half of all women experience a UTI during their lifetime. Recurrence is defined as two or more UTIs in six months, or three or more within the preceding 12 months, and occurs in 27% of otherwise healthy women.
For further information: www.chr-hansen.com/urex
UTI is one of the most common bacterial infections in women as more than half of all women experience a UTI during their lifetime. Recurrence is defined as two or more UTIs in six months, or three or more within the preceding 12 months, and occurs in 27% of otherwise healthy women.
For further information: www.chr-hansen.com/urex