About the Authors

Mariana Dias Batista

Affiliations Infectious Diseases Division, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, Department of Dermatology, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Suzete Ferreira

Affiliation Fundação Pró-Sangue, Hemocentro, São Paulo, Brazil

Mariana M. Sauer

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

Helena Tomiyama

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

Maria Teresa Maidana Giret

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

Cláudio S. Pannuti

Affiliation Instituto de Medicina Tropical, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Ricardo S. Diaz

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

Ester C. Sabino

Affiliation Fundação Pró-Sangue, Hemocentro, São Paulo, Brazil

Esper G. Kallas

esper.kallas@gmail.com

Affiliations Infectious Diseases Division, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, Division of Clinical Immunology and Allergy, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: MMS HT RSD ECS EGK. Performed the experiments: MDB SCF. Analyzed the data: MDB MTMG CP RSD ECS EGK. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: SCF MMS HT MTMG CP ECS EGK. Wrote the paper: MDB EGK.