About the Authors
- Ana Lucia Andrade
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* E-mail: alssandrade@gmail.com
Affiliation Institute of Tropical Pathology and Public Health, Federal University of Goias, Goiania, Brazil
- Yves Mauro Ternes
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Affiliations Institute of Tropical Pathology and Public Health, Federal University of Goias, Goiania, Brazil, Epidemiology Branch, Secretariat of Health of Municipality of Goiania, Goias, Brazil
- Maria Aparecida Vieira
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Affiliation Pontifical Catholic University of Goias, Goiania, Brazil
- Weslley Garcia Moreira
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Affiliations Institute of Tropical Pathology and Public Health, Federal University of Goias, Goiania, Brazil, Laboratory of Bacteriology, Federal University of Goias, Goiania, Brazil
- Juliana Lamaro-Cardoso
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Affiliation Laboratory of Bacteriology, Federal University of Goias, Goiania, Brazil
- André Kipnis
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Affiliation Laboratory of Bacteriology, Federal University of Goias, Goiania, Brazil
- Maria Regina Cardoso
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Affiliation Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
- Maria Cristina Brandileone
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Affiliation Adolfo Lutz Institute, Sao Paulo, Brazil
- Iaci Moura
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Affiliation Respiratory Diseases Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
- Fabiana C. Pimenta
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Affiliation Respiratory Diseases Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
- Maria da Gloria Carvalho
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Affiliation Respiratory Diseases Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
- Fabricia Oliveira Saraiva
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Affiliation Institute of Tropical Pathology and Public Health, Federal University of Goias, Goiania, Brazil
- Cristiana Maria Toscano
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Affiliation Institute of Tropical Pathology and Public Health, Federal University of Goias, Goiania, Brazil
- Ruth Minamisava
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Affiliation Faculty of Nursing, Federal University of Goias, Goiania, Brazil
Competing Interests
The authors state that ALA and MCCB have received travel grants from Pfizer and GSK for participation at meetings, and that this does not alter the authors' adherence to PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: ALA CMT RM FOS AK MRC MCB FCP MGC. Performed the experiments: YMT JLC WGM IM MAV. Analyzed the data: ALA YMT CMT RM FOS MRC MCB FCP MGC. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: YMT JLC WGM MCB IM FCP MGC. Wrote the paper: ALA YMT CMT FOS AK MRC MCB FCP MGC.