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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 17, 1998
Filed:
Jul. 24, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Matti Kalervo Uhari, Oulu, FI;
Tero Tapani Kontiokari, Oulu, FI;
Assignee:
Leiras Oy, Turku, FI;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
514738 ;
Abstract
A new use of xylitol is disclosed. The invention relates to a method of treating respiratory infections, especially acute otitis media, in humans which method comprises oraly administering to the human an effective amount of xylitol.