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7361797

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1980-5-23
pubmed:abstractText
The ability of ascorbic acid to lower urinary pH in patients with spinal cord injury and neurogenic bladder was studied. Ascorbic acid (1 g four times daily) or placebo was administered for five days in a double-blind, crossover study to 20 patients with spinal cord injury and neurogenic bladder. Urine pH was measured for two days before and during administration of placebo or ascorbic acid. The mean decrease in urinary pH with ascorbic acid was 0.58, but this reduction was not statistically or clinically significant. Only 7 of 20 patients showed a mean urine pH of 5.5 or less (acidic) during treatment with ascorbic acid. The study suggests that an ascorbic acid dosage of 1 g four times daily should not be used to maintain an acidic urinary pH for control of urinary tract infections in patients with spinal cord injuries.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0002-9289
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
37
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
235-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1980
pubmed:articleTitle
Effect of ascorbic acid on urine pH in patients with injured spinal cords.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Clinical Trial, Controlled Clinical Trial