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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 29, 2003
Filed:
Nov. 28, 2000
Kim L. Resheski-Wedepohl, Reedsville, WI (US);
Rae Ellen Syverson, Fond du Lac, WI (US);
David C. Potts, Dunwoody, GA (US);
Matthew D. Young, N. Augusta, SC (US);
Ali Yahiaoui, Roswell, GA (US);
Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US);
Abstract
An absorbent article for inhibiting the production of exoproteins from Gram positive bacteria, such as potentially harmful proteins produced by Staphylococcus species, is described. The absorbent article is particularly useful for inhibiting the production of TSST-1, alpha-toxin and/or enterotoxins A, B and C from bacterium. An alkyl polyglycoside is incorporated into the absorbent article. For example, alkyl polyglycoside may be coated on the fibers of a liquid-permeable cover of a catamenial tampon.