"BCG Vaccine" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
An active immunizing agent and a viable avirulent attenuated strain of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, var. bovis, which confers immunity to mycobacterial infections. It is used also in immunotherapy of neoplasms due to its stimulation of antibodies and non-specific immunity.
| Descriptor ID |
D001500
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D20.215.894.135.825.100
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| Concept/Terms |
BCG Vaccine- BCG Vaccine
- Vaccine, BCG
- Bacillus Calmette Guerin Vaccine
- Calmette Guerin Bacillus Vaccine
- Calmette's Vaccine
- Calmette Vaccine
- Calmettes Vaccine
- Vaccine, Calmette's
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2017 | 16 | 3 | 19 |
| 2018 | 29 | 11 | 40 |
| 2019 | 7 | 5 | 12 |
| 2020 | 37 | 8 | 45 |
| 2021 | 9 | 4 | 13 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "BCG Vaccine" by people in Profiles.
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Effectiveness of booster BCG vaccination in preventing Covid-19 infection. Hum Vaccin Immunother. 2021 11 02; 17(11):3913-3915.
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BCG vaccination impact on mortality and recovery rates in COVID-19: A meta-analysis. Monaldi Arch Chest Dis. 2021 Aug 09; 91(4).
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Repurposing of the childhood vaccines: could we train the immune system against the SARS-CoV-2. Expert Rev Vaccines. 2021 09; 20(9):1051-1057.
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BCG Vaccine Derived Peptides Induce SARS-CoV-2 T Cell Cross-Reactivity. Front Immunol. 2021; 12:692729.
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Effect of BCG vaccination on proinflammatory responses in elderly individuals. Sci Adv. 2021 08; 7(32).
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Controlling inflammation in the elderly with BCG vaccination. Sci Adv. 2021 08; 7(32).
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Bacillus Calmette-Guérin scar flare after an mRNA SARS-CoV-2 vaccine. CMAJ. 2021 08 03; 193(30):E1178.
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The 100th anniversary of bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) and the latest vaccines against COVID-19. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2021 08 01; 25(8):611-613.
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Bacille Calmette-Guérin: An ophthalmic perspective. Surv Ophthalmol. 2022 Mar-Apr; 67(2):307-320.
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The influence of leprosy-related clinical and epidemiological variables in the occurrence and severity of COVID-19: A prospective real-world cohort study. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2021 07; 15(7):e0009635.