title: Response.
authors.affiliation: Division of Gastroenterology, Internal Medicine Department, Clementino Fraga Filho University Hospital, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
authors.forename: Marcelo S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Neves
authors.affiliation: Mycobacteria Laboratory, Medical Microbiology Department, Institute of Microbiology, Health Sciences Center, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
authors.forename: Marlei Gomes
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: da Silva
authors.affiliation: Mycobacteria Laboratory, Medical Microbiology Department, Institute of Microbiology, Health Sciences Center, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
authors.forename: Patrícia Barbur
authors.initials: PB
authors.lastname: Côrtes
authors.affiliation: Mycobacteria Laboratory, Medical Microbiology Department, Institute of Microbiology, Health Sciences Center, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
authors.forename: Rafael Silva
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Duarte
authors.affiliation: Unit of Confocal Microscopy, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
authors.forename: Grasiella M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Ventura
authors.affiliation: Division of Gastroenterology, Internal Medicine Department, Clementino Fraga Filho University Hospital, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; D'Or Institute for Research and Education (IDOR), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
authors.forename: Heitor S
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: de Souza