Purple urine bag syndrome: case report for Streptoccocus agalactiae and literature review

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Abstract

We report a case of purple urine bag syndrome, associated to Streptococcus agalactiae urinary tract infection, progressing to septic shock and death. We present a review of the literature on the subject and take the opportunity to attend readers about increasing incidence with population aging and its potential bad outcome.

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Ficher, K. N., Araújo, A. A. N. de, Houly, S. G. de B., Lins, P. R. G., Silva, M., & Góis, A. F. T. de. (2016). Purple urine bag syndrome: case report for Streptoccocus agalactiae and literature review. Jornal Brasileiro de Nefrologia : ’orgao Oficial de Sociedades Brasileira e Latino-Americana de Nefrologia, 38(4), 470–472. https://doi.org/10.5935/0101-2800.20160075

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