About the Authors

Sabri Saeed Sanabani

sabyem_63@yahoo.com

Affiliations Division of Clinical Immunology and Allergy, Faculty of Medicine, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, Department of Translational Medicine, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, Fundação Pro-Sangue, Blood Center of São Paulo, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Évelyn Regina de Souza Pastena

Affiliation Department of Infectious Diseases, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Antonio Charlys da Costa

Affiliations Department of Translational Medicine, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, Department of Infectious Diseases, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Vanessa Pouza Martinez

Affiliation Department of Infectious Diseases, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Walter Kleine-Neto

Affiliations Department of Translational Medicine, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, Fundação Pro-Sangue, Blood Center of São Paulo, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Ana Carolina Soares de Oliveira

Affiliations Department of Translational Medicine, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, Department of Infectious Diseases, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Mariana Melillo Sauer

Affiliation Division of Clinical Immunology and Allergy, Faculty of Medicine, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Katia Cristina Bassichetto

Affiliation Public Health Department of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Solange Maria Santos Oliveira

Affiliation Public Health Department of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Helena Tomoko Iwashita Tomiyama

Affiliation Division of Clinical Immunology and Allergy, Faculty of Medicine, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Ester Cerdeira Sabino

Affiliations Fundação Pro-Sangue, Blood Center of São Paulo, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, Department of Infectious Diseases, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Esper Georges Kallas

Affiliation Division of Clinical Immunology and Allergy, Faculty of Medicine, 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: SSS. Performed the experiments: SSS ERSP ACC VPM WKN ACSO MMS KCB SMSO HTIT. Analyzed the data: SSS ERSP ACC VPM. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: SSS ECS EGK. Wrote the paper: SSS ECS EGK. Obtained funding: SSS ECS EGK.