VSL#3 – the first highly concentrated therapeutic probiotic with multiple bacterial strains and a proven therapeutic efficacy

Czech version

Authors: Luděk Hrdlička
Authors‘ workplace: IBD centrum, Chirurgické oddělení, NH Hospital a. s., Nemocnice Hořovice ; Gastroenterologie, Poliklinika Budějovická, Medicon, a. s., Praha
Published in: Gastroent Hepatol 2018; 72(1): 85-86
Category: Drug Profile
doi: https://doi.org/10.14735/amgh201885

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