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

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.

Keywords:
sepsis; shock, septic; urinary tract infections; urine specimen collection

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