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BCG bacille Calmette-Guérin.
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
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Adjusted odds ratios were determined for age, sex, place of residence, Mycobacterium bovis BCG vaccination at birth, type of water for domestic use, and occupation. In the BCG study, more than 40% of corporate real estate executives say that business units' projections of space demands are typically off by 100%. Prior to joining BCG, Lowry was president and CEO of his own firm, James H. |
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