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BCG bacille Calmette-Guérin.

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BCG

abbr.

1. bacillus Calmette-Guérin

2. ballistocardiogram

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BCG,

abbreviation for bacille Calmette-Guérin.

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BCG,

n.pr See bacille Calmette-Guórin.

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BCG

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

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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.

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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.