BCG Vaccine
"BCG Vaccine" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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An active immunizing agent and a viable avirulent attenuated strain of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, var. bovis, which confers immunity to mycobacterial infections. It is used also in immunotherapy of neoplasms due to its stimulation of antibodies and non-specific immunity.
| Descriptor ID |
D001500
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D20.215.894.135.825.100
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| Concept/Terms |
BCG Vaccine- BCG Vaccine
- Vaccine, BCG
- Bacillus Calmette Guerin Vaccine
- Calmette Guerin Bacillus Vaccine
- Calmette's Vaccine
- Calmette Vaccine
- Calmettes Vaccine
- Vaccine, Calmette's
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