%0 Journal Article
%T Purple urine bag syndrome: a case report and review of the literature
%A Bryan P Traynor
%A Dorothy Niall
%A Eoghan Pomeroy
%J Archive of "Oxford Medical Case Reports".
%D 2017
%R 10.1093/omcr/omx059
%X Purple urine bag syndrome (PUBS) is a rare and striking manifestation associated with urinary tract infection involving bright purple discoloration of the lining and tubing of a urinary catheter bag. We present the interesting case of a 90-year-old female patient who developed PUBS and include a review of the relevant literature to date. Uniquely, in this case, PUBS acts as an important clinical sign in supporting the diagnosis of urinary tract infection in a high-risk patient
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5934649/