Bacillus Calmette-Guérin

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-000894",
  "term": "Bacillus Calmette-Guérin",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A weakened form of the bacterium Mycobacterium bovis (bacillus Calmette-Guérin) that does not cause disease. Bacillus Calmette-Guérin is used in a solution to stimulate the immune system in the treatment of bladder cancer and as a vaccine to prevent tuberculosis. Also called BCG.",
  "synonyms": [
    "BCG"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/bacillus-calmette-guerin/"
}