About the Authors

Renata M. Daud-Gallotti

Affiliation Humanization Technical Division, Hospital das Clínicas of the University of São Paulo; Faculty of Medicine, Universidade Nove de Julho, São Paulo, Brazil

Silvia F. Costa

Affiliation Department of Infectious Diseases and LIM-54, Faculty of Medicine, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Thais Guimarães

Affiliation Department of Infection Control, Faculty of Medicine, Hospital das Clínicas of University of São Paulo, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Katia Grillo Padilha

Affiliation School of Nursing, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Evelize Naomi Inoue

Affiliation Faculty of Medicine, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Tiago Nery Vasconcelos

Affiliation Faculty of Medicine, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Fernanda da Silva Cunha Rodrigues

Affiliation Faculty of Medicine, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Edizângela Vasconcelos Barbosa

Affiliation Nursing Division, Faculty of Medicine, Hospital das Clínicas of University of São Paulo, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Walquíria Barcelos Figueiredo

Affiliation Nursing Division, Faculty of Medicine, Hospital das Clínicas of University of São Paulo, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Anna S. Levin

gcih.adm@hc.fm.usp.br

Affiliations Department of Infectious Diseases and LIM-54, Faculty of Medicine, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, Department of Infection Control, Faculty of Medicine, Hospital das Clínicas of University of São Paulo, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: RMDG KGP WBF EVB. Performed the experiments: TNV FSCR ENI TG. Analyzed the data: ASL SFC RMDG. Wrote the paper: ASL RMDG SFC.