title: Reply to Dr. Peter Paradiso.
authors.affiliation: a Medical Service (Infectious Disease Section), Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center , Houston , TX , USA.|b Department of Medicine , Baylor College of Medicine , Houston , TX , USA.|c Department of Molecular Virology and Microbiology , Baylor College of Medicine , Houston , TX , USA.
authors.forename: Daniel M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Musher
authors.affiliation: a Medical Service (Infectious Disease Section), Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center , Houston , TX , USA.|b Department of Medicine , Baylor College of Medicine , Houston , TX , USA.
authors.forename: Maria B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Rodriguez-Barradas