BCG Vaccine

**Semantic type:** Bacterium|Immunologic Factor|Pharmacologic Substance

**Definition:** A vaccine containing bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG), an attenuated strain of Mycobacterium bovis, with non-specific immunoadjuvant and immunotherapeutic activities. Although the mechanism of its anti-tumor activity is unclear, immunization with BCG vaccine likely activates a Th1 cytokine response that includes the induction of interferon. Vaccination with BCG vaccine may be immunoprotective against infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

**Synonyms:** - BCG - BCG - BCG (Pasteur) - BCG TICE - BCG Tice - BCG vaccine - Bacille Calmette Guerin - Bacille Calmette-Guerin Live - Bacillius Calmette-Guerin Vaccine - Bacillus Calmette Guerin - Bacillus Calmette Guerin Vaccine - Bacillus Calmette-Guerin - Bacillus Calmette-Guerin - Bacillus Calmette-Guerin - Bacillus Calmette-Guerin vaccination - Bacillus Calmette-Guérin Vaccine - Cultivo BCG - Imovax BCG - Live Intravesical BCG - Monovax - Mycobacterium bovis (Strain BCG) - Oncotice - Pacis - Pastimmun - TICE BCG