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## Background: Methenamine salts are often used as an alternative to antibiotics for the prevention of urinary tract infection (uti). ## Objectives: To assess the benefits and harms of methenamine hippurate in preventing uti. ## Search strategy: We searched the cochrane central register of controlled trials (central in the cochrane library), medline (from 1950), embase (from 1980), reference lists of articles and abstracts from conference proceedings without language restriction. manufacturers' of methenamine salts were contacted for unpublished studies and contact was made with known investigators. date of last search: september 2006 ## Selection criteria: Randomised controlled trials (rct) and quasi-rcts of methenamine hippurate used for the prevention of utis in all population groups were eligible. a comparison with a control/no treatment group was a prerequisite for selection. ## Data collection and analysis: Two authors independently assessed study quality and extracted data. statistical analyses were performed using the random effects model and the results expressed as relative risk (rr) for dichotomous outcomes with 95% confidence intervals (ci). an exploration of heterogene

Author

Bon San B Lee; Judy M Simpson; Jonathan C Craig; Tushar Bhuta

Publisher

John Wiley & Sons, Ltd

Published

2007

Language

EN