About the Authors

Ana Lucia Andrade

alssandrade@gmail.com

Affiliation Institute of Tropical Pathology and Public Health, Federal University of Goias, Goiania, Brazil

Yves Mauro Ternes

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

Affiliation Pontifical Catholic University of Goias, Goiania, Brazil

Weslley Garcia Moreira

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

Affiliation Laboratory of Bacteriology, Federal University of Goias, Goiania, Brazil

André Kipnis

Affiliation Laboratory of Bacteriology, Federal University of Goias, Goiania, Brazil

Maria Regina Cardoso

Affiliation Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil

Maria Cristina Brandileone

Affiliation Adolfo Lutz Institute, Sao Paulo, Brazil

Iaci Moura

Affiliation Respiratory Diseases Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Fabiana C. Pimenta

Affiliation Respiratory Diseases Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Maria da Gloria Carvalho

Affiliation Respiratory Diseases Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Fabricia Oliveira Saraiva

Affiliation Institute of Tropical Pathology and Public Health, Federal University of Goias, Goiania, Brazil

Cristiana Maria Toscano

Affiliation Institute of Tropical Pathology and Public Health, Federal University of Goias, Goiania, Brazil

Ruth Minamisava

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.