Preferred Label : BCG Tokyo-172 Strain Vaccine;
NCIt synonyms : Bacillus Calmette-Guerin Tokyo-172 Strain Vaccine;
NCIt definition : A vaccine containing bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG), a live, attenuated strain of
Mycobacterium bovis obtained from the Pasteur Institute in 1924, with non-specific
immunoadjuvant and immunotherapeutic activities. Upon intradermal administration,
BCG Tokyo-172 strain vaccine activates the immune system and enhances a specific,
systemic BCG antigen immune response. This results in active immunization against
tuberculosis and primes the immune system against future administered BCG antigens.;
NCI Metathesaurus CUI : CL508223;
Origin ID : C126693;
UMLS CUI : C4289943;
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