Compositions for the vaginal and oral administration of lactobacillus and uses thereof
AssigneeHso Health Care GmbH
InventorsHerbert Kiss, Konrad J. Domig, Wolfgang Kneifel, Helmut Viernstein, Frank M. Unger
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Abstract
The present invention relates to compositions for the oral and vaginal administration of human Lactobacilli and uses thereof for physiologic restoration of the vaginal flora, physiologic maintenance of Lactobacillus flora in pathologic deficiency to produce Lactobacilli, treatment of asymptomatic bacterial vaginosis and prevention of preterm delivery caused through bacterial vaginosis.
Claims17
A dietetic or pharmaceutical composition, comprising at least four autochthonous with respect to human Lactobacillus strains, said strains being selected from the group consisting of Lactobacillus crispatus (DSM 22566), Lactobacillus rhamnosus (DSM 22560), Lactobacillus jensenii (DSM 22567), Lactobacillus gasseri (DSM 22583), Lactobacillus crispatus (DSM 23744), Lactobacillus crispatus (DSM 23745), Lactobacillus jensenii (DSM 23746) Lactobacillus jensenii (DSM 23747), Lactobacillus rhamnosus (DSM 23748), Lactobacillus rhamnosus (DSM 23749), Lactobacillus gasseri (DSM 23750), and Lactobacillus gasseri (DSM 23751), together with pharmaceutically or nutritionally-acceptable adjuvants and/or excipients.
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