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Preferred term

BCG Vaccine  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • An active immunizing agent and a viable avirulent attenuated strain of MYCOBACTERIUM 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.

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Bacillus Calmette Guerin Vaccine
  • Calmette Guerin Bacillus Vaccine
  • Calmette's Vaccine

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-MNNHTLMQ-1

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