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BACILLE CALMETTE-GUERIN [1 record]

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Record 1 2005-02-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Microbiology and Parasitology
  • Immunology
DEF

An attenuated strain of Mycobacterium bovis.

OBS

BCG is used in some countries as a vaccine against tuberculosis. ... BCG adenitis is an illness caused by BCG that is present in some infants with HIV and is characterized by inflammation of the lymph nodes.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Microbiologie et parasitologie
  • Immunologie
CONT

Le vaccin antituberculeux est le seul vaccin bactérien constitué de bactéries vivantes atténuées. Il a été mis au point par Calmette et Guérin (d'où les initiales de BCG : bacille de Calmette et Guérin) entre 1908 et 1921, à partir de bacilles atténués d'origine bovine.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Microbiología y parasitología
  • Inmunología
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