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Bacille Calmette Guerin -- an agent which boosts immune response non-specifically. May be used in the treatment or prophylaxis of superficial tumors.

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vaccine used for the treatment of bladder cancer. BCG is mixed and instilled in the bladder. Patient returns for weekly instillations for 6-8 weeks.

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Bacillus Calmette Guerin. A bacterium developed as a form of the inactivated tuberculosis organism and used as an immunologic adjuvant in many cancer vaccines over the years. BCG is used in the CancerVax vaccine, currently being evaluated in clinical trials.

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Injection to prevent tuberculosis (TB). You should not have this vaccination if you are having chemotherapy as it is live.

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A bacteria which was originally used as a vaccine for tuberculosis. Also used as a biologic repsonse modifier in the treatment of certain cancers.

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a vaccine for TB named after the French scientists who developed it, Calmette and GuÃ©rin. BCG is not widely used in the United States, but it is often given to infants and small children in other countries where TB is common.

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Bacillus of Calmette Guérin, a vaccine that protects against tuberculosis (See Travel medicine). C D

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Intravesical drug used to treat superficial bladder cancers.

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Bacille Calmette Guerin. an attenuated strain of M. bovis used for human vaccination: the only vaccine that has produced a significant immunity against M. tuberculosis and at the same time has proved safe enough for human subjects.

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see Bacille Calmette-Guerin.

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acille almette uerin attenuated strain of Mycobacterium bovis used in the preparation of BCG vaccine that is used for immunization against tuberculosis and in the cancer chemotherapy. Named after three scientists whose names were adopted as BCG.

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anti-tuberculosis vaccine

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vaccine to protect against TB given in most parts of the world; causes a small scar

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a vaccine for TB named after the French scientists Calmette and Guerin. This vaccine is currently used to help prevent tuberculosis, and is part of the UK vaccination programme.

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Bacillus Calmette GuÃ©rin. A type of bacteria used in cancer treatment to stimulate the immune system. It is also used to vaccinate against tuberculosis.

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Bacille Calmette-Guérin

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Bacillus of Calmette-Guérin vaccine, administered by injection to protect against tuberculosis.

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Antigen vaccine against tuberculosis.

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bacille Calmette-Guerín; a vaccine to protect against TB, only proven to protect children from the worst forms of TB and it effectiveness decreases in time; may produce small (1-5 mm) skin reactions.

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Bacillus of Calmette and Guérin (tuberculosis vaccine)

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A substance that activates the immune system. Filling the bladder with a solution of BCG is a form of biological therapy for superficial bladder cancer.

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An attenuated strain of Mycobacterium tuberculosis used as a vaccine, an adjuvant or a biological response modifier in different circumstances.

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Boston Consulting Group

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BCG (Birss Consulting Group) Rural Management Pty Ltd, appointed as Farm Manager in 1994

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British Consulate-General

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