bacille Calmette–Guérin

initialism: BCG
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Attenuated Mycobacterium tuberculosis used both as a specific vaccine for tuberculosis and as an adjuvant.
Note: Also used as an immunostimulant in cancer therapy (e.g., in bladder cancer).
Source:
PAC, 2012, 84, 1113. (IUPAC glossary of terms used in immunotoxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 2012)) on page 1133 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'bacille Calmette–Guérin' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.12940 RIS BibTex EndNote
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