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BACILLUS CALMETTE GUERIN VACCINE
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Descriptor
English
:
BCG Vaccine
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Vacuna BCG
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Vacina BCG
Synonyms
English
:
Bacillus Calmette Guerin Vaccine
Calmette Guerin Bacillus Vaccine
Calmette Vaccine
Calmette's Vaccine
Calmettes Vaccine
Vaccine, BCG
Vaccine, Calmette's
Tree Number:
D20.215.894.135.825.100
Definition
English
:
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.
Indexing Annotation
English
:
BCG
vaccination
in prev of tuberc =
BCG VACCINE
(IM) +
TUBERCULOSIS
/prev (IM); BCG ther of various
diseases
=
BCG VACCINE
/ther use (IM) + dis /drug ther (IM)
Pharmacological Action:
Adjuvants, Immunologic
History Note
English
:
1979 (1974)
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
AD
administration & dosage
AE
adverse effects
AG
agonists
AN
analysis
AI
antagonists & inhibitors
BI
biosynthesis
BL
blood
CF
cerebrospinal fluid
CS
chemical synthesis
CH
chemistry
CL
classification
EC
economics
GE
genetics
HI
history
IM
immunology
IP
isolation & purification
ME
metabolism
PK
pharmacokinetics
PD
pharmacology
PO
poisoning
RE
radiation effects
ST
standards
SD
supply & distribution
TU
therapeutic use
TO
toxicity
UR
urine
Record Number:
23093
Unique Identifier:
D001500
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