BCG Vaccine
Synonyms
Bacillus Calmette Guerin Vaccine
Calmette Guerin Bacillus Vaccine
Calmette Vaccine
Calmette's Vaccine
Calmettes Vaccine
Vaccine, BCG
Vaccine, Calmette's
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.