Bacillus Calmette–Guérin vaccine

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Bacillus_Calmette–Guérin_vaccine
GPTKB entity
Statements (34)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:psychotherapy
vaccine
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:BCG
gptkbp:administeredBy children
injection
newborns
adults (for bladder cancer)
gptkbp:ATCCode gptkb:J07AN01
gptkbp:category live vaccine
gptkbp:contains gptkb:live_attenuated_Mycobacterium_bovis
gptkbp:contraindication pregnancy
HIV infection
gptkbp:developedBy gptkb:Camille_Guérin
gptkb:Albert_Calmette
gptkbp:effect variable
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Bacillus Calmette–Guérin vaccine
gptkbp:includedIn gptkb:Expanded_Programme_on_Immunization
gptkbp:introducedIn 1921
gptkbp:legalStatus prescription only
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Camille_Guérin
gptkb:Albert_Calmette
gptkbp:notRecommendedFor immunocompromised individuals
gptkbp:protectionDuration 10 to 20 years
gptkbp:recommendation infants in countries with high tuberculosis prevalence
gptkbp:routeOfAdministration intradermal
gptkbp:sideEffect fever
lymphadenitis
ulcer at injection site
gptkbp:storage 2–8°C
gptkbp:usedFor prevention of tuberculosis
gptkbp:usedIn treatment of bladder cancer
gptkbp:WHOModelListOfEssentialMedicines true
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:BCG_vaccine
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6