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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 09, 2024
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2017
Kimberly-clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US);
Jingru Li, Milton, GA (US);
Lindsay A. Peed, Norcross, GA (US);
Paige N. Hollmaier, Neenah, WI (US);
Rebecca A. Vongsa, Neenah, WI (US);
David W. Koenig, Menasha, WI (US);
Cheryce F. Joyner, Tallahassee, FL (US);
KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC., Neenah, WI (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to compositions, particularly compositions useful in maintaining and supporting healthy microflora in the female urogenital tract which could lead to inhibition of vaginal infections, as well as methods of treating and preventing vaginal infections. Compositions useful in supporting healthy microflora, disclosed herein, generally include a first therapeutic agent including α methyl-D glucoside and a second therapeutic agent including a nitrogen containing compound at a therapeutic amount. In some embodiments, the nitrogen containing compound can be, for example, L-Cysteine, Cytidine, D-Asparagine, Pyrimidine, D-Alanine, D-Glucosamine HCL, and N-Acetyl-D-Glucosamine.