title: Purple urine bag syndrome: time for awareness.
abstract: Purple urine bag syndrome occurs commonly in long-term catheterized patients causing significant stress for patients, care takers, and health care providers. This may lead to unwarranted investigation as well as treatment when not identified early. Demographic changes in Indian population with increasing geriatric care make it a case to increase awareness of this condition among health care providers in primary and secondary care settings.
authors: Department of Community Health, GI Sciences, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.
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authors: Department of Community Health, GI Sciences, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors: Krishna
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authors: Manjunath
authors: Department of Community Health, GI Sciences, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors: Rajan
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authors: Srinivasan
authors: Department of Nephrology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors: Gopal
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authors: Basu
keywords: Catheter; geriatric care; purple urine bag syndrome