What is Bacillus Calmette-Guérin?
'''Bacillus Calmette–Guerin''' is a [[vaccine]] against [[tuberculosis]]. It is often abbreviated ''BCG''. The vaccine is based on a [[bovine]] [[strain]] of the [[bacterium]]. It was developed by [[Albert Calmette]] and [[Camille Guerin]] in the 1930s. It looks like the vaccine can also be used to treat certain forms of [[bladder cancer]].<ref>De Jager R, Guinan P, Lamm D, u. a.: ''Long-term complete remission in bladder carcinoma in situ with intravesical TICE bacillus Calmette Guerin. Overview analysis of six phase II clinical trials.'' Urology. 1991 Dec;38(6):507-13. PMID 1836081</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{med-stub}} [[Category:Immunization]]