Purple Urine Bag Syndrome in a Home-Dwelling Elderly Female with Lumbar Compression Fracture: A Case Report

Purple Urine Bag Syndrome in a Home-Dwelling Elderly Female with Lumbar Compression Fracture: A Case Report

Purple urine bag syndrome (PUBS) is an uncommon, but usually benign, underrecognized clinical condition with the distressing presentation of purple, blue or reddish discoloration of a patient’s catheter bag and tubing in the setting of catheter-associated urinary tract infections (UTIs). PUBS is the...

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Main Authors: Milka B. Popović, Deana D. Medić, Radmila S. Velicki, Aleksandra I. Jovanović Galović
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-08-01
Series:Healthcare
Subjects:
purple urine bag syndrome
purple urine discoloration
urinary tract infection
<i>Proteus mirabilis</i>
chronic indwelling urinary catheter
spinal cord injury
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/11/16/2251

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