The use of N-acetyl-L-cysteine and dithiothreitol to process sputa for mycological and fluorescent antibody examinations.
D000111:Acetylcysteine / Q000494:pharmacology; D001230:Aspergillus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D001758:Blastomyces / Q000302:isolation & purification; D002175:Candida / Q000302:isolation & purification; D003045:Coccidioides / Q000302:isolation & purification; D003454:Cryptococcus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D003470:Culture Media; D004229:Dithiothreitol / Q000494:pharmacology; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D005658:Fungi / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006658:Histoplasma / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D008172:Lung Diseases, Fungal / Q000382:microbiology*; D013175:Sporothrix / Q000302:isolation & purification; D013183:Sputum / Q000187:drug effects / Q000382:microbiology*
D003470:Culture Media; D004229:Dithiothreitol; D000111:Acetylcysteine