About the Authors
- Rodrigo Pessôa
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Affiliation Department of Virology, São Paulo Institute of Tropical Medicine, São Paulo, Brazil
- Jaqueline Tomoko Watanabe
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Affiliation Department of Virology, São Paulo Institute of Tropical Medicine, São Paulo, Brazil
- Youko Nukui
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Affiliation Department of Hematology, Faculty of Medicine, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
- Juliana Pereira
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Affiliation Department of Hematology, Faculty of Medicine, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
- Jorge Kasseb
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Affiliation Department of Neurology, Institute of Infectology Emilio Ribas, São Paulo, Brazil
- Augusto César Penalva de Oliveira
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Affiliation Department of Neurology, Institute of Infectology Emilio Ribas, São Paulo, Brazil
- Aluisio Cotrim Segurado
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Affiliation Department of Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
- Sabri Saeed Sanabani
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* E-mail: sabyem_63@yahoo.com
Affiliation Clinical Laboratory, Department of Pathology, Hospital das Clínicas, School 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: RP SSS. Performed the experiments: RP JTW. Analyzed the data: RP JTW SSS. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: YN JP. Wrote the paper: SSS. Attending physician for sample collection: YN JP JK ACPO ACS.