The effects of vaginal lubricants on the growth of Neisseria gonorrhoeae

• Main Authors: Costa, Katherine Anne T., Del Rosario, Bernadette V., Gutierrez, Svetlana T., Wong, Patricia P.
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Animo Repository 1994
• Subjects: Microbial growth; Bacterial diseases; Lubrication and lubricants; Urethritis; Neisseria gonorrhoeae; Sexually transmitted diseases; Gonorrhea
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_bachelors/8349
• Institution: De La Salle University

The effects of different concentrations of vaginal lubricants on the growth of four isolates of Neisseria gonorrhoeae were studied. The concentrations tested were 5 percent, 10 percent, 20 percent and 50 percent. Lubricants which inhibited the growth of the microorganisms were further tested for the...