"BCG Vaccine" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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An active immunizing agent and a viable avirulent attenuated strain of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, var. bovis, which confers immunity to mycobacterial infections. It is used also in immunotherapy of neoplasms due to its stimulation of antibodies and non-specific immunity.
Descriptor ID |
D001500
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MeSH Number(s) |
D20.215.894.135.825.100
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Concept/Terms |
BCG Vaccine- BCG Vaccine
- Vaccine, BCG
- Bacillus Calmette Guerin Vaccine
- Calmette Guerin Bacillus Vaccine
- Calmette's Vaccine
- Calmette Vaccine
- Calmettes Vaccine
- Vaccine, Calmette's
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2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2020 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "BCG Vaccine" by people in Profiles.
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The long term vaccine-induced anti-SARS-CoV-2 immune response is impaired in quantity and quality under TNFa blockade. J Med Virol. 2022 Dec; 94(12):5780-5789.
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Trained immunity, tolerance, priming and differentiation: distinct immunological processes. Nat Immunol. 2021 01; 22(1):2-6.
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Regional BCG vaccination policy in former East- and West Germany may impact on both severity of SARS-CoV-2 and incidence of childhood leukemia. Leukemia. 2020 08; 34(8):2217-2219.
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BCG Vaccination in Humans Elicits Trained Immunity via the Hematopoietic Progenitor Compartment. Cell Host Microbe. 2020 08 12; 28(2):322-334.e5.
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?-Glucan-Induced Trained Immunity Protects against Leishmania braziliensis Infection: a Crucial Role for IL-32. Cell Rep. 2019 Sep 03; 28(10):2659-2672.e6.