The effect of BCG-vaccination on vaccinia virus infections in mice

1 November 1979

journal article
research article
Published by Springer Nature in Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences

Vol. 35 (11) , 1514-1515
https://doi.org/10.1007/bf01962818

Abstract

Pretreatment with BCG yielded a high degree of protection against experimental vaccinia virus infections in mice.Corynebacterium parvum andAristolochia acid were less protective; other immunostimulants were ineffective.

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