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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 02, 2002
Filed:
Sep. 25, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Sergio Luis Vargas Munita, Santiago, CL;
Julita Pearson, Kent, GB;
Markku Virkki, Espoo, FI;
Tammy Pepper, Weybridge, GB;
David Saunders, Farnham, GB;
Assignee:
Xyrofin Oy, Kotka, FI;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 3/1045 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 3/1045 ;
Abstract
The invention relates to the use of polyols such as xylitol for the preparation of a composition to be administered in the treatment or prophylaxis of mucosal yeast infection in mammals, as well as to preparations for use in the systemic or topical therapeutic or prophylactic treatment of mucosal yeast infections. The invention relates specifically but not solely to the combating of infections caused by Candida s.p. in mucosa in connection with exocrine glands of the mammalian body.