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purple urine bag syndrome
Etiology:
- associated with urinary tract infection, alkaline urine & constipation
- indoxyl phosphase-producing bacteria that interact with materials of urine bags & catheters
- Providencia, Klebsiella, E coli, Morganella, Pseudomonas, Proteus, Enterococcus
Epidemiology:
1) rare
2) occurs in patients with chronic urinary catheterization
3) women > men
Clinical manifestations:
- purple-colored urine, bags or tubing
General
syndrome
References
- Vicuna MB et al,
Purple urine bag syndrome in an elderly nursing home resident.
Hospital Physician
May 2007
- Atalla AS, Palka J
12 Causes of Discolored Urine.
Medscape. Nov 15, 2017
https://reference.medscape.com/slideshow/discolored-urine-6008332