Abstract
Summary
Several lots of ultraviolet-killed virulent human type tubercle bacilli (H37Rv) vaccine were prepared which were equal or slightly superior in antigenic potency to a standard BCG vaccine on the basis of dba mouse vaccination tests. The irradiated vaccine preserved with 1:10,000 merthiolate was stable and retained its immunogenicity for as long as 12 months after preparation.
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