Genomic epidemiology of childhood Streptococcus pyogenes infections in Auckland, New Zealand. Streptococcus pyogenes

This study describes the genomic epidemiolgy of Group A Streptococcus/Streptococcus pyogenes isolates collected as part of an Auckland-based case-control study between March 2018 and October 2019 that investigated risk factors for childhood skin and throat infections.This work was conducted in collaboration between:1. University of Auckland, New Zealand2. University of Otago, New Zealand3. University of Melbourne, Australia