A prospective, randomized, double-blind study of vaginal microflora and epithelium in women using a tampon with an apertured film cover compared with those in women using a commercial tampon with a cover of nonwoven fleece.

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Published in J Clin Microbiol on February 07, 2007

Authors

David J Chase1, Berenike P Schenkel, Anne-Marie Fahr, Ulrich Eigner, Tampon Study Group

Author Affiliations

1: Scientific and Medical Affairs, Johnson & Johnson Consumer and Personal Products Worldwide, 199 Grandview Road, Skillman, NJ 08558, USA. DChase@cpcus.jnj.com

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