Patent ID: 9549550
Date: 2017-01-24
CPC Classifications: A01N,A61K

Claim:
1. A method for suppressing pathogenic bacterial growth in or on a selected area of skin or open wound, said method comprising the steps of: selecting an area of the skin or open wound having pathogenic bacterial growth for the suppression of the pathogenic bacterial growth; applying a pathogenic bacteriostatic material comprising a pathogenic bacteriostat selected from the group consisting of conjugated linoleic acid, esters of conjugated linoleic acid, salts of conjugated linoleic acid, acetates of conjugated linoleic acid, and combinations thereof, to said selected area of the skin or said open wound having the pathogenic bacterial growth therein or thereon; and suppressing the pathogenic bacterial growth in or on said selected area of the skin or said open wound for at least 30 minutes.