Arko R J, Wong K H, Finley-Price K G, Rasheed J K
Br J Vener Dis. 1982 Apr;58(2):105-8. doi: 10.1136/sti.58.2.105.
Six components used in vaginal tampons were tested for their effects on a strain of Neisseria gonorrhoeae isolated from a patient with disseminated infection. Tampon components containing carboxymethyl cellulose or its derivative prolonged the in-vitro survival of gonococci and, when injected with mucin into mice, significantly (P less than 0.0001) increased the dissemination of gonococci from the peritoneal cavity. In contrast, a component extracted from rayon tampons reduced in-vitro survival and appeared to suppress gonococcal dissemination in mice. Since tampons are used by a large number of women at a time when the risk of developing complications from venereal infections are increased, their effects on potential urogenital pathogens warrant further study.
对阴道卫生棉条中使用的六种成分进行了测试，以观察它们对从一名患有播散性感染的患者身上分离出的一株淋病奈瑟菌的影响。含有羧甲基纤维素或其衍生物的卫生棉条成分延长了淋球菌在体外的存活时间，并且当与粘蛋白一起注射到小鼠体内时，显著（P小于0.0001）增加了淋球菌从腹腔的播散。相比之下，从人造丝卫生棉条中提取的一种成分缩短了体外存活时间，并且似乎抑制了小鼠体内淋球菌的播散。由于在发生性传播感染并发症的风险增加时，大量女性会使用卫生棉条，因此它们对潜在泌尿生殖病原体的影响值得进一步研究。
