Killing of Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Streptococcus agalactiae (Group B Streptococcus), Haemophilus ducreyi , and Vaginal Lactobacillus by 3- O -Octyl- sn -Glycerol

Abstract
The microbicide candidate octylglycerol inactivates sexually transmitted bacterial pathogens at concentrations which spare normal vaginal flora (lactobacillus). Standard minimum microbicidal concentration assays and time-kill assays revealed the drug concentrations and times required for inactivation. Octylglycerol concentrations must exceed the binding capacity of any human serum albumin to be effective.