About the Authors

Patricio R. Orrego

Affiliation Department of Medical Technology, University of Antofagasta, Antofagasta, Chile

Héctor Olivares

Affiliation Biomedical Department, University of Antofagasta, Antofagasta, Chile

Esteban M. Cordero

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Albert Bressan

Affiliation Department of Parasitology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Mauro Cortez

Affiliation Department of Parasitology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Hernán Sagua

Affiliation Department of Medical Technology, University of Antofagasta, Antofagasta, Chile

Ivan Neira

Affiliation Department of Medical Technology, University of Antofagasta, Antofagasta, Chile

Jorge González

Affiliation Department of Medical Technology, University of Antofagasta, Antofagasta, Chile

José Franco da Silveira

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Nobuko Yoshida

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Jorge E. Araya

jearoj@yahoo.com

Affiliation Department of Medical Technology, University of Antofagasta, Antofagasta, Chile

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: PRO JEA HO EMC. Performed the experiments: PRO JEA AB MC IN. Analyzed the data: PRO JEA JG JFdS NY HS. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: JEA PRO NY MC JFdS. Wrote the paper: PRO JEA NY.