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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 17, 2009
Filed:
Jul. 29, 2005
Shu-ping Yang, Alpharetta, GA (US);
Lei Huang, Duluth, GA (US);
Stephanie M. Martin, Woodstock, GA (US);
Julie Villanueva, Decatur, GA (US);
Sharon Greene, Canton, GA (US);
Kelly Arehart, Roswell, GA (US);
Curtis Sayre, Atlanta, GA (US);
Robert B. Johnson, Marietta, GA (US);
Shu-Ping Yang, Alpharetta, GA (US);
Lei Huang, Duluth, GA (US);
Stephanie M. Martin, Woodstock, GA (US);
Julie Villanueva, Decatur, GA (US);
Sharon Greene, Canton, GA (US);
Kelly Arehart, Roswell, GA (US);
Curtis Sayre, Atlanta, GA (US);
Robert B. Johnson, Marietta, GA (US);
Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US);
Abstract
A vaginal treatment composition that employs a therapeutic agent to inhibit and/or treat vaginal infection is provided. The therapeutic agent is capable of inhibiting and/or killing(e.g.,),(e.g.,), and/or(e.g.,) pathogens. Desirably, such antimicrobial efficacy is achieved without substantially inhibiting the growth of Lactobacillus acidophilus. For instance, sugars and/or sugar alcohols may be employed in the present invention as a therapeutic agent for inhibiting and/or treating vaginal infection. In one particular embodiment, D-xylitol is used as the therapeutic agent.