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    Bacillus CalmetteGuérin (BCG) vaccine is a vaccine primarily used against tuberculosis (TB). It is named after its inventors Albert Calmette and Camille...
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    important officer of the Pasteur Institute. He discovered the Bacillus Calmette-Guérin, an attenuated form of Mycobacterium bovis used in the BCG vaccine...
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    together with Albert Calmette, developed the Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG), a vaccine for immunization against tuberculosis. Camille Guérin was born in Poitiers...
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    early detection and treatment of cases, and vaccination with the bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine. Those at high risk include household, workplace...
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    surgery. The two most common medicines used for this purpose are Bacillus CalmetteGuérin (BCG) and mitomycin. For people who have already had a TURBT procedure...
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  • interleukin-15 receptor agonist. It is given in combination with Bacillus Calmette-Guérin via intravesical drug delivery. It contains nogapendekin alfa,...
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  • the only effective tuberculosis vaccine in common use is the Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine, first used on humans in 1921. It consists of attenuated...
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  • safety) at Massachusetts General Hospital to test vaccination with Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG), a weakened strain of bacteria that is used in the prevention...
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    nerve damage done, which is why early treatment is needed. The Bacillus CalmetteGuérin vaccine offers a variable amount of protection against leprosy...
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  • firadenovec is indicated for the treatment of adults with high-risk Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG)-unresponsive non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC) with...
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