Question

This assignment is about fact-checking cited resources. It is not about the effectiveness of cranberry juice on UTIs. You are asked to go to one of the sources cited and see if the statement in the article MATCHES the information provided by the cited reference.

The article states, "Because E coli represents the majority of urinary isolates among nursing home residents, cranberry products remain an appealing UTI prevention strategy, but evidence is conflicting.9,10 " Footnotes 9 and 10 give you the sources for this statement:

9. Jepson RG, Williams G, Craig JC. Cranberries for preventing urinary tract infections. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2012;10:CD001321. PubMed

10. Wang CH, Fang CC, Chen NC, et al. Cranberry-containing products for prevention of urinary tract infections in susceptible populations: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Arch Intern Med. 2012;172(13):988-996. PubMed Article

Go to one of these original sources cited in the footnotes, and determine if the statement in the article is accurately supported by the original research or not. Share this determination, in your own words, and be specific why you came to this conclusion. This assignment is about fact-checking cited resources. It is not about the effectiveness of cranberry juice on UTIs.

Answer 1

Based on the two articles, it can be concluded that the given statement "Because E. coli represents the majority of urinary isolates among nursing home residents, cranberry products remain an appealing UTI prevention strategy, but evidence is conflicting," is correct. Wang et al. concluded that although cranberry-containing products have preventive effects against the UTI, the results must be analyzed regarding the heterogeneity across the trails. Similarly, Japson, Williams, and Craig concluded that, although there are few reports showing the UTI preventive activity of cranberries, the results are not significant, so the cranberries cannot be prescribed for UTI prevention.