RT Journal
A1 Ga H, Kojima T
T1 PUrple urine bag syndrome
JF JAMA
JO JAMA
YR 2012
FD May 9
VO 307
IS 18
SP 1912
OP 1913
DO 10.1001/jama.2012.3540
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.2012.3540
AB 
To the Editor: Purple urine bag syndrome (PUBS) is a unique phenomenon mostly seen in patients with dementia, and in 1 report, 27% of the elderly patients in a geriatric hospital who required urinary catheterization for a long period developed PUBS.1 Thus, it is not rare for geriatric clinicians to encounter PUBS, and confirming the management of this phenomenon is important. Drs Ben-Cherit and Munter2 presented a case of PUBS in which urine culture was ordered and replacement of the catheter was recommended.