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VOL. 3, ISSUE 4 (2018)
Purple urine bag syndrome caused by Klebsiella oxytoca and Pseudomonas aeruginosa
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Nivetha M, Nandhini S, Niva Dominic, Priyanka MKN, Reeba Bose
Abstract
Purple urine bag syndrome is a rare phenomenon causing discoloration of urinary bag and catheter. It is an infrequent condition seen mainly in patients with constipation, bedridden status, chronic urinary catheterization, alkaline urine and Urinary tract infection. The common causative organisms of PUBS are Escherichia coli, Proteus mirabilis, Klebsiella pneumonia, Enterococcus spp., Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Citrobacter frundii. We describe the case of a 72-year-old male patient who got admitted in hospital for the treatment of Cerebrovascular accident. He was bedridden and catheterized. During hospitalization, he developed fever and a purplish discoloration of urine was noted in the urinary bag and tubing. Urine culture report showed a significant growth of Klebsiella oxytoca and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. His fever subsided and purple colored urine was disappeared after the antibiotic therapy and change of the urine bag.
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Pages:49-50
How to cite this article:
Nivetha M, Nandhini S, Niva Dominic, Priyanka MKN, Reeba Bose "Purple urine bag syndrome caused by <em>Klebsiella oxytoca </em>and <em>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</em>". International Journal of Medicine Research, Vol 3, Issue 4, 2018, Pages 49-50
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