To selest an antimicrobial that will selectively kill or inhibit BV organisms while having a very minimal effect on the commensal lactobacilli .
Tea tree oil MICs for organisms associated with BV; (7,10)
After treating BV with TTO; the patient becomes symptom free and the vaginal flora consist predominantly of bacilli . (7)
For 26 clinical isolates of lactobacilli tested; MICs ranged from 0.12 to 2.0% and MIC90 was 2.0% . (7)
All Iactobacilli tested were appreciably more resistant to tea tree oil than organisms known to be associated with BV, with at least a twofold difference in MIC90 results . (7)
PURADIN has a selective bactericidal activity against BV pathogens with a very minimal effect on the commensal lactobacilli