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RESEARCH PRODUCT
Purple urine bag syndrome in an elderly subject
Patrick ManckoundiaAgnès CamusOlivier-jacques BocrieElodie BouchoirLaura Popiteansubject
Microbiology (medical)medicine.medical_specialtymedicine.medical_treatmentlcsh:QR1-502ColorGastroenterologylcsh:MicrobiologyUrinary catheterizationUrine microscopylcsh:Infectious and parasitic diseasesPurple urine bag syndromeInternal medicineAntibiotic therapymedicineHumanslcsh:RC109-216Escherichia coli InfectionsMedicine(all)Aged 80 and overUrinary retentionbusiness.industrySyndromeSurgeryCatheterInfectious DiseasesUrinary Tract InfectionsFemalemedicine.symptomUrinary Catheterizationbusinessdescription
strain. Given the absence of bothclinical signs (apart from urinary retention) and inflamma-tory syndrome, no antibiotic therapy was initiated. Six daysafterinsertingtheindwellingcatheter,purplecolorationoftheurine bag and the catheter appeared, with no modifications ofurine color (Fig. 1). Another urine microscopy and culture per-formedlongaftercatheterwithdrawal,showeddisappearanceof the
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-12-01 |