Purple urine bag syndrome is a rare but benign condition affecting catheterised long-term care residents, caused by bacterial pigment production in alkaline urine rather than true infection. Proper recognition prevents unnecessary antibiotics and supports antimicrobial stewardship. — "File:Purple urine bag syndrome.jpg" by Ickle is marked with CC0 1.0. To view the terms, visit https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/deed.en. (CC0 1.0 (Public Domain))
Prof. Giorgi Pkhakadze, MD, MPH, PhD, is Editor-in-Chief of the Georgian Medical Journal and Chair of the Public Health Institute of Georgia (PHIG). He is Professor and Head of the Department of Social and Behavioural Sciences at David Tvildiani Medical University, and Secretary/Treasurer of the UEMS Section of Public Health. ORCID: 0000-0001-7609-4515.
