title: High resistance induced by young live Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) to Schistosoma mansoni infection in mice.
abstract: Intravenous inoculation of "young" bacilli of Calmette-Guérin 14 days before challenge with Schistosoma mansoni highly protect the mice against this infection.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001500:BCG Vaccine / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D051379:Mice; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D012550:Schistosoma mansoni / Q000276:immunology; D012552:Schistosomiasis / Q000517:prevention & control*; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D001500:BCG Vaccine