About the Authors
- André Mario Doi
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Affiliation Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
- Antonio Carlos Campos Pignatari
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Affiliation Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
- Michael B. Edmond
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Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA, United States of America
- Alexandre Rodrigues Marra
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Affiliation Division of Medical Practice, Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
- Luis Fernando Aranha Camargo
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Affiliation Instituto Israelita de Ensino e Pesquisa Albert Einstein, Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
- Ricardo Andreotti Siqueira
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Affiliation Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
- Vivian Pereira da Mota
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Affiliation Laboratório Central, Hospital São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
- Arnaldo Lopes Colombo
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* E-mail: colomboal@terra.com.br
Affiliation Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
Competing Interests
The study was funded in part by an independent medical grant provided by Pfizer, Inc. This does not alter the author's adherence to all the PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: AMD RAS ACCP ALC. Performed the experiments: AMD RAS. Analyzed the data: AMD RAS ARM ACCP ALC. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: AMD RAS ARM ACCP ALC. Wrote the paper: AMD ACCP MBE ARM LFAC RAS VPM ALC.