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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 23, 2004
Filed:
Oct. 16, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Rae Ellen Syverson, Fond du Lac, WI (US);
Richard A. Proctor, Madison, WI (US);
Assignee:
Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 3/138 ; A61K 3/160 ; A61K 3/1385 ; A61K 3/116 ; A61K 3/1045 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 3/138 ; A61K 3/160 ; A61K 3/1385 ; A61K 3/116 ; A61K 3/1045 ;
Abstract
The present invention relates to inhibiting the production of TSST-1 using absorbent products and non-absorbent products comprising an additive, as well as methods for inhibiting such production. The absorbent and non-absorbent products or articles include an effective amount of an inhibitory compound, such as thiolactomycin or thiomalonate to substantially inhibit the production of TSST-1 or exoprotein by Gram positive bacteria.