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Antibacterial activity of sucralfate and bismuth subsalicylate in simulated gastric fluid

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Kappstein, I., Engels, I. Antibacterial activity of sucralfate and bismuth subsalicylate in simulated gastric fluid. Eur. J, Clin. Microbiol. 6, 216–217 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02018225

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