Liquillizer Does Not Interfere with Galactomannan Antigen Detection in Contrast to Dithiothreitol and N-Acetyl-l-Cysteine

J Clin Microbiol. 2017 Jun;55(6):1964-1965. doi: 10.1128/JCM.00048-17. Epub 2017 Apr 5.
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Keywords: N-acetyl-l-cysteine; dithiothreitol; galactomannan; mucolysis.

Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Acetylcysteine / pharmacology*
  • Aspergillosis / microbiology
  • Aspergillus / drug effects*
  • Aspergillus / isolation & purification
  • Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid* / chemistry
  • Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid* / microbiology
  • Dithiothreitol / pharmacology*
  • Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay / methods
  • Expectorants / pharmacology*
  • Galactose / analogs & derivatives
  • Humans
  • Mannans / analysis*
  • Mannans / metabolism
  • Respiratory Tract Infections / microbiology
  • Retrospective Studies

Substances

  • Expectorants
  • Mannans
  • galactomannan
  • Dithiothreitol
  • Acetylcysteine
  • Galactose