BCG vaccine

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BCG vaccine (b

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A preparation consisting of attenuated human tubercle bacilli that is used for immunization against tuberculosis.

[B(acillus) C(almette-)G(uérin) vaccine.]

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A preparation used to immunize individuals against tuberculosis, consisting of attenuated live human tubercle bacilli (Mycobacterium tuberculosis), the bacteria that cause tuberculosis.

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Bacillus Calmette-Guérin vaccine			WHO says a three-year study in South Africa found babies born with HIV had a higher risk of contracting a deadly form of TB if given the widely used BCG vaccine, BBC Radio reported. TB vaccine could kill babies with HIV: WHO by Balochistan Times (Baluchistan Province, Pakistan) While the BCG vaccine is given to approximately 75 percent of newborn babies worldwide, a South African study has found that its harm may outweigh the benefits for HIV-infected infants. WHO says TB vaccine too risky for HIV-infected infants by Asian News International BCG vaccine against tuberculosis: its protective effect and vaccination policies. BCG vaccine, PPD and new tuberculosis vaccines/BCG, yeni TB agilari ... by Ozkinay, Ferda; Ozkinay, Cihangir / Journal of Pediatric Infection			bazar bazoo bazooka BB BB gun BB shot BBA BBB BBBC BBC BBC English BBFC BBL bbl. BBQ BBS BBSRC BC BCA BCAR BCC BCD BCE BCF BCG BCG vaccine BCh BChE BCL BCNU BCNZ BCom BD bd. bd. ft. BDA BDD Bde bdellium Bdelloidea Bdellometer Bdellomorpha bdl bdl. bdle. bdrm. BDS bds. Be Bé be active			BCFS BCFSA BCFSC BCFSK BCFSS BCFT BCFTA BCFTCS BCFU BCFVDPJ BCFW BCFWA BCFWC BCG BCG BCG BCG BCG (disambiguation) BCG (disambiguation) BCG Growth Share Matrix BCG Growth Share Matrix Bcg matrix BCG solution BCG solution BCG solution BCG solution BCG test BCG test BCG vaccination BCG vaccination BCG vaccine BCG-FFT BCG1 BCGA BCGAA BCGB BCGBA BCGC BCGcw BCGD BCGDS BCGEHR BCGEU BCGF BCGGA BCGH BCGHA BCGI BCGIS BCGIT BCGL BCGM BCGMSP BCGN Bcgnis

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