Patent ID: 9597276
Date: 2017-03-21
CPC Classifications: A61K,A61P,A61Q

Claim:
1. In a method for prophylactic treatment of a patient who is subject to an increased risk of a fungal yeast infection caused by Candida albicans , the method comprising administering to a mucosal surface of the patient a composition comprising xylitol in an amount effective for inhibiting the infection, the improvement comprising including an alginate in an amount effective to enhance an antifungal effect of the composition in inhibiting the infection as compared with the composition without the alginate, wherein the composition consists of active components and inert components, and the active components consist of (a) xylitol and (b) sodium alginate, potassium alginate or both, wherein the alginate is present in the composition in an amount of 1 to 2 wt. % and the xylitol is present in the composition in an amount of 10% by weight.