A comparative study of the clonal diversity and virulence characteristics of uropathogenic isolated from Australian and Turkish (Turkey) children and adults with urinary tract infections.

Introduction: The virulence-associated gene (VAG) repertoire and clonal organization of uropathogenic (UPEC) strains is influenced by host demographic, geographic locale, and the setting of urinary tract infection (UTI). Nevertheless, a direct comparison of these features among Australian and Turkish UPEC remains unexplored. Accordingly, this study investigated the clonal composition and virulence characteristics of a collection of UPEC isolated from Australian and Turkish UTI patients.