About the Authors

Jason D. Barbour

Affiliation HIV/AIDS Division, San Francisco General Hospital, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States of America

Mariana M. Sauer

Affiliation Division of Infectious Diseases, Federal University of Sao Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Elizabeth R. Sharp

Affiliation Department of Experimental Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States of America

Keith E. Garrison

Affiliation Department of Experimental Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States of America

Brian R. Long

Affiliation Department of Experimental Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States of America

Helena Tomiyama

Affiliation Division of Infectious Diseases, Federal University of Sao Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Katia C. Bassichetto

Affiliation São Paulo City Health System, São Paulo, Brazil

Solange M. Oliveira

Affiliation São Paulo City Health System, São Paulo, Brazil

Maria C. Abbate

Affiliation São Paulo City Health System, São Paulo, Brazil

Douglas F. Nixon

Affiliation Department of Experimental Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States of America

Esper G. Kallas

To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: kallas.dmed@epm.br

Affiliation Division of Infectious Diseases, Federal University of Sao Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: JB DN EK ES KG BL KB. Performed the experiments: MS ES KG BL TH. Analyzed the data: JB DN EK ES KG BL. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: DN EK MS KB SO MA. Wrote the paper: JB DN EK MS ES KG BL TH KB SO MA.