Absorbent products, especially catamenial tampons, for absorbing body fluids, such as menstrual fluid, blood and wound exudates, comprise an amount of a compound effective to inhibit the production of toxic shock syndrome toxin-1 by Staphylococcus aureus bacteria when the products are brought into contact...http://www.google.es/patents/US5641503?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatente US5641503 - Additives to tampons