About the Authors

Eduardo S. Yamamoto

Affiliation Laboratory of Pathology of Infectious Diseases (LIM50), Department of Pathology, Medical School of São Paulo University, Av. Dr. Arnaldo, 455. Cerqueira César, São Paulo, 01246-903, SP, Brazil

Bruno L. S. Campos

Affiliation Laboratory of Pathology of Infectious Diseases (LIM50), Department of Pathology, Medical School of São Paulo University, Av. Dr. Arnaldo, 455. Cerqueira César, São Paulo, 01246-903, SP, Brazil

Jéssica A. Jesus

Affiliation Laboratory of Pathology of Infectious Diseases (LIM50), Department of Pathology, Medical School of São Paulo University, Av. Dr. Arnaldo, 455. Cerqueira César, São Paulo, 01246-903, SP, Brazil

Márcia D. Laurenti

Affiliation Laboratory of Pathology of Infectious Diseases (LIM50), Department of Pathology, Medical School of São Paulo University, Av. Dr. Arnaldo, 455. Cerqueira César, São Paulo, 01246-903, SP, Brazil

Susan P. Ribeiro

Affiliations Laboratory of Clinical Immunology and Allergy (LIM60), University of São Paulo, School of Medicine. Av. Dr. Arnaldo, 455. Cerqueira César, São Paulo, Brazil, Department of Pathology, Case Western Reserve University, 2103 Cornell Rd, Cleveland, OH 44106, United States of America

Esper G. Kallás

Affiliation Laboratory of Clinical Immunology and Allergy (LIM60), University of São Paulo, School of Medicine. Av. Dr. Arnaldo, 455. Cerqueira César, São Paulo, Brazil

Mariana Rafael-Fernandes

Affiliation Global Health and Tropical Medicine, Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical (IHMT), Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Rua da Junqueira 100, 1349-008 Lisboa, Portugal

Gabriela Santos-Gomes

Affiliation Global Health and Tropical Medicine, Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical (IHMT), Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Rua da Junqueira 100, 1349-008 Lisboa, Portugal

Marcelo S. Silva

Affiliation Global Health and Tropical Medicine, Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical (IHMT), Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Rua da Junqueira 100, 1349-008 Lisboa, Portugal

Deborah P. Sessa

Affiliation Institute of Environmental, Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences – Federal University of São Paulo, Rua São Nicolau, 210, 09920-000, Diadema, SP, Brazil

João H. G. Lago

Affiliation Institute of Environmental, Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences – Federal University of São Paulo, Rua São Nicolau, 210, 09920-000, Diadema, SP, Brazil

Débora Levy

Affiliation Laboratory of Genetics and Molecular Hematology (LIM31), University of São Paulo, School of Medicine. Av. Dr. Enéas de Carvalho Aguiar, 155. Cerqueira César, São Paulo, Brazil

Luiz F. D. Passero

felipepassero@yahoo.com.br

Affiliation Laboratory of Pathology of Infectious Diseases (LIM50), Department of Pathology, Medical School of São Paulo University, Av. Dr. Arnaldo, 455. Cerqueira César, São Paulo, 01246-903, SP, Brazil

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: LFDP. Performed the experiments: ESY BLSC JAJ MRF DPS. Analyzed the data: LFDP EGK SPR MDL GSG MSS JHGL ESY. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: LFDP EGK SPR MDL GSG MSS JHGL DL. Wrote the paper: LFDP EGK SPR MDL GSG MSS JHGL ESY DL.