The effect of BCG-vaccination on vaccinia virus infections in mice.
Pretreatment with BCG yielded a high degree of protection against experimental vaccinia virus infections in mice. Corynebacterium parvum and Aristolochia acid were less protective; other immunostimulants were ineffective.
D000818:Animals; D000917:Antibody Formation; D001500:BCG Vaccine / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051379:Mice; D009163:Mycobacterium bovis / Q000276:immunology; D011425:Propionibacterium acnes / Q000276:immunology; D013045:Species Specificity; D014616:Vaccinia virus / Q000472:pathogenicity*
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