1. Department of Public Health, School of Public Health and Safety; Environmental and Occupational Hazards Control Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
2. Unità di Epidemiologia Clinica e Statistica Medica, Dipartimento di Scienze Mediche Chirurgiche e Sperimentali, Università degli Studi di Sassari, Sassari, Italia.
3. Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
4. Department of Public and International Affairs, National Institute for Medical Research Development – NIMAD – Tehran, Iran.
5. Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
6. Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri – IRCCS – Tradate, Italia.
Recebido: 22 setembro 2021.
Aprovado: 30 outubro 2021.

Endereço para correspondência:
Mohammad Javad Nasiri. Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Arabi Avenue, Daneshjoo Blvd, Velenjak, 19839-63113, Tehran, Iran. Tel.: 98 21 22 43 25 56. E-mail: mj.nasiri@hotmail.com ou Giovanni Battista Migliori. Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri – IRCCS, Via Roncaccio 16, 21049, Tradate, Italia. Tel.: 39 0331 829404. E-mail: gbmigliori@fsm.it
Apoio financeiro: Este estudo recebeu apoio financeiro do Departamento de Pesquisa da Escola de Medicina da Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Teerã, Irã (Processo n. 31141).