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BCG bacille Calmette-Guérin.

BCG

abbr.

1. bacillus Calmette-Guérin

2. ballistocardiogram

BCG,

abbreviation for bacille Calmette-Guérin.

BCG,

n.pr See bacille Calmette-Guórin.

BCG

bacille Calmette-Guérin, an avirulent strain of Mycobacterium bovis.

BCG test

is sometimes used in the diagnosis of tuberculosis in dogs as being more reliable and sensitive than tuberculin testing.

BCG vaccination

has been used in the control of tuberculosis in cattle but has many disadvantages, especially interference with tuberculin testing, and is not recommended for use unless the prevalence of the disease is very high.

BCG vaccine

contains living BCG organisms. It was developed for use in the control of tuberculosis in humans. Contains living BCG organisms. Is used as a nonspecific stimulant to antibody production in chronic diseases, e.g. equine sarcoid and neoplasia in dogs.

bCG

bacillus Calmette-Guerin Alternative oncology A strain of Mycobacterium bovis that has been grown multiple generations on potato bile glycerine agar to a point where it is is used to nonspecifically stimulate the immune response in Pts with certain malignancies–eg, melanoma. See Immune booster; Cf Coley's toxin, Ubenimex.

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autogenous vaccine
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bacille Calmette-Guérin
Battey bacillus
BCG vaccine
Calmette-Guérin bacillus
Friedländer's bacillus
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rabies vaccine
rotavirus vaccine live oral
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Meanwhile, women's wealth in the UAE has great potential for growth from its current level of Dh20 billion a year, BCG said.

Feminine Wealth Women's wealth remains hidden economic force by Gulf News (United Arab Emirates)

In April 2009, BCG launched the first edition of the banking erformance index in the Middle East, creating a customized index specifically for the Middle Eastern banking markets, with 005 revenues and profits as starting benchmarks.

ME banks loan loss provisions balloon to $7 billion by Saudi Economic Survey

Instead of protecting against TB, the bacilli Calmette-Guerin, or BCG, vaccine may increase the risk of contracting bacilli Calmette-Guerin disease, which may be clinically indistinguishable from TB, the study found.

TB vaccine too risky for HIV-positive babies by Currie, Donya / The Nation's Health