title: Author Reply.
authors.affiliation: Immunology Service, Complexo Hospitalar Professor Edgard Santos, Universidade Federal da Bahia (UFBA), Salvador, Bahia, Brazil; Gonçalo Moniz Research Center, Fiocruz, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil; National Institute of Science and Technology in Tropical Diseases (INCT-DT), MCT/CNPq, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil; Postgraduate Program in Health Sciences, Federal University of Bahia School of Medicine, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil.
authors.forename: Edgar M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Carvalho