Indian journal of medical microbiologyHumansMaleUrinary Tract InfectionsUrineColor
Asymptomatic urinary tract infection manifesting as purple urine.
Balakrishnan Arivalagan, Zaheer Qureshi, Rohit Vashisht, Rabih Nasr, Sabah Afroze
Published: 202510.1016/j.ijmmb.2025.100986
Abstract
Purple urine bag syndrome (PUBS) is an uncommon but visually striking condition characterized by purple discoloration of urine. It occurs due to the production of pigments that result from tryptophan metabolism by certain bacteria (Klebsiella pneumon…
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