A Rare Case of Purple Urine Bag Syndrome Presenting with Delirium and Associated with Acidic Urine and UTI due to Serratia marcescens: But do we Still know Enough?

A Rare Case of Purple Urine Bag Syndrome Presenting with Delirium and Associated with Acidic Urine and UTI due to Serratia marcescens: But do we Still know Enough?

Purple Urine Bag Syndrome (PUBS) is a rare occurrence characterised by a striking purple to blue/violet discolouration of the urine bag and its tubing after long-term indwelling urinary catheterisation while the urine inside remain clear. This phenomenon is a warning sign of Urinary Tract Infectio...

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Main Authors: Subrata Bhattacharya, Rajeeb Dey, Ratnadeep Nath
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: JCDR Research and Publications Private Limited 2022-02-01
Series:Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
Subjects:
chronic constipation
indigo
indirubin
tryptophan
urinary catheterisation
urinary tract infection
Online Access:https://jcdr.net/articles/PDF/16039/50140_CE[Ra1]_F[SH]_PF1(AKA_SS)_PN(KM).pdf

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