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Review
. 2016 Dec;38(4):470-472.
doi: 10.5935/0101-2800.20160075.

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

[Article in Portuguese, English]
Klaus Nunes Ficher  1 , Amanda Azevedo Neves de Araújo  1 , Sandra Gomes de Barros Houly  1 , Paulo Ricardo Gessolo Lins  1 , Moacyr Silva Jr  1 , Aecio Flavio Teixeira de Góis  1
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Purple urine bag syndrome: case report for Streptoccocus agalactiae and literature review

[Article in Portuguese, English]
Klaus Nunes Ficher et al. J Bras Nefrol. 2016 Dec.
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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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