the day they were jabbed with the vaccine in school and compare their BCG scars over the next few weeks. BCG or Bacillus ...

The only vaccine we have for TB right now is the BCG (Bacillus Calmette-Guérin). If, like many people, you got a dose of this at school, you’ll most likely still have the scar to show for it.

Formation of scar is neither necessary nor is the only indication of success of BCG vaccine. It may take three to six months for the scar to form. If no scar is visible at all after six months one ...

This Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine, named after two French microbiologists, consists of a live weakened strain of Mycobacterium bovis, a cousin of M. tuberculosis, the bacterium that causes ...

The bacillus Calmette–Guérin (BCG) vaccine, initially developed to provide protection against TB, also protects against leprosy; and the magnitude of this effect varies. Previous meta-analyses ...

The study emphasizes the limitations of the century-old Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine, which fails to prevent adult pulmonary TB or latent infections. To overcome this, researchers are ...

Prof. Ruth Nduati, a Paediatrician and Researcher, emphasises the critical role of BCG vaccine in protecting newborns. BCG, she explains acts as an antigen, teaching the body’s immune system to ...

In bladder cancer clinical trials in Europe, the recombinant BCG vaccine has demonstrated potent immunogenicity with CD8+ and CD4+ T cell stimulation and improved safety compared to earlier BCG ...

BCG, in use since 1921 and originally developed as a live vaccine against tuberculosis, also forms a key part of the non-muscle invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC) armamentarium. NMIBC accounts for ...