Patent ID: 8097433

Claim:
A diagnostic article for intravaginal monitoring of vaginal infections including bacterial vaginosis comprising a body and an absorbent material for absorbing vaginal secretions, the material comprising a diagnostic composition comprising a pre-formed polymer; a plasticizer; a wetting agent; an ion-balance reagent; and an indicator agent; wherein the pre-formed polymer is cellulose acetate and is present in an amount of about 30% to 40%; the plasticizer is dioctylphthalate present in an amount of about 20% to 30%; the wetting agent is ethoxy ethanol and is present in an amount of about 30% to 37%; the ion-balance reagent is a tridodecylmethyl ammonium chloride and is present in an amount of about 1.5% to 3%; and the indicator agent is nitrazine yellow and is present in an amount of about 0.3% to 1%; wherein the percents are weight percent based on the total dry weight of the composition and the total dry weight of the composition equals 100%.