<prompt> BCG vaccine is diluted with: September 2005Normal salineDistilled waterDextroseColloids  <response>: Ans. A: Normal saline BCG Vaccine Freeze-Dried for intracutaneous administration, as prepared by Connaught Laboratories Limited, is made from a culture of an attenuated strain of living bovine tubercle bacillus Bacillus Calmette-Guerin. It is supplied as a freeze-dried product ready for immediate use following reconstitution with the accompanying diluent, which consists of sterile phosphate-buffered normal saline. Distilled water may cause irritation. 