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 ag...

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Main Authors: Klaus Nunes Ficher, Amanda Azevedo Neves de Araújo, Sandra Gomes de Barros Houly, Paulo Ricardo Gessolo Lins, Moacyr Silva Jr, Aecio Flavio Teixeira de Góis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Nefrologia
Series:Brazilian Journal of Nephrology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0101-28002016000400470&lng=en&tlng=en