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Doctor: Why Has Her Urine Turned Purple?

We present the case of an elderly woman with long-term indwelling urinary catheter use whose urine turned purple due to a urinary tract infection. LEARNING POINTS: Purple urine bag syndrome is secondary to urinary tract infections with indigo- and indirubin-producing bacteria and affects typically i...

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Autores principales: García-López, María, Cárceles-García, Carlos, Ovsepyan, Mariya, Llenas-García, Jara
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: SMC Media Srl 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6346774/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30755901
http://dx.doi.org/10.12890/2016_000507