BCG vaccine (human use)

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf vaccine
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:BCG
gptkbp:administeredBy intradermal injection
birth (in high TB prevalence countries)
gptkbp:ATCCode gptkb:J07AN01
gptkbp:boosterRecommended no
gptkbp:contains gptkb:live_attenuated_Mycobacterium_bovis
gptkbp:contraindication pregnancy
immunocompromised individuals
gptkbp:crossProtection buruli ulcer (partial)
leprosy (partial)
gptkbp:developedBy gptkb:Camille_Guérin
gptkb:Albert_Calmette
gptkbp:doseForm lyophilized powder
gptkbp:duration 10-20 years (variable)
gptkbp:effect variable
gptkbp:foundIn gptkb:Brazil
gptkb:India
gptkb:Japan
many countries worldwide
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label BCG vaccine (human use)
gptkbp:immunityType cell-mediated
gptkbp:includedIn gptkb:Expanded_Programme_on_Immunization_(EPI)
gptkbp:introducedIn 1921
gptkbp:legalStatus prescription only
gptkbp:manufacturer various pharmaceutical companies
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Bacillus_Calmette-Guérin
gptkbp:notEffectiveAgainst gptkb:latent_tuberculosis_infection
adult pulmonary tuberculosis (variable)
gptkbp:notUsedInCountries Netherlands (routine use not recommended)
United States (routine use not recommended)
gptkbp:pregnancyCategory contraindicated
gptkbp:protectedBy miliary tuberculosis
tuberculous meningitis in children
gptkbp:reconstitutedWith sterile saline
gptkbp:routeOfAdministration intradermal
gptkbp:sideEffect lymphadenitis
injection site ulceration
gptkbp:storage refrigerated
gptkbp:usedFor bladder cancer immunotherapy
prevention of tuberculosis
gptkbp:usedIn children
newborns
adults at risk
gptkbp:vaccineType live attenuated bacterial vaccine
gptkbp:WHOModelListOfEssentialMedicines included
gptkbp:WHOPrequalified yes
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:BCG_vaccine_(limited_use_in_cattle)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6