title: Seasonal, Geographic, and Temporal Trends of emm Clusters Associated With Invasive Group A Streptococcal Infections in US Multistate Surveillance.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Academic Children Hospital Queen Fabiola, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium.|Molecular Bacteriology Laboratory, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium.|Group A Streptococcus Research Group, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Melbourne, Australia.|Centre for International Child Health, University of Melbourne, Australia.
authors.forename: Pierre R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Smeesters
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Academic Children Hospital Queen Fabiola, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium.|Group A Streptococcus Research Group, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Melbourne, Australia.
authors.forename: Delphine
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Laho
authors.affiliation: National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia. USA.
authors.forename: Bernard
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Beall
authors.affiliation: Group A Streptococcus Research Group, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Melbourne, Australia.|Centre for International Child Health, University of Melbourne, Australia.|Department of General Medicine, Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia.
authors.forename: Andrew C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Steer
authors.affiliation: National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia. USA.
authors.forename: Chris A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Van Beneden
mesh_terms: D000942:Antigens, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics*; D001425:Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D062665:Epidemiological Monitoring; D005843:Geography; D006801:Humans; D012621:Seasons; D062211:Spatio-Temporal Analysis; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D013297:Streptococcus pyogenes / Q000235:genetics*; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D000942:Antigens, Bacterial; D001425:Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins; D002352:Carrier Proteins; C014689:streptococcal M protein