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.