Avicenna Journal of Medicine, Table of Contents CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Avicenna J Med 2013; 03(01): 20-22DOI: 10.4103/2231-0770.112790 CASE REPORT Red discoloration of urine caused by Serratia rubidae: A rare case Authors Author Affiliations Simit Kumar Department of Microbiology, R. G. Kar Medical College and Hospital (The West Bengal University of Health Sciences), Kolkata, India Maitreyi Bandyopadhyay Department of Microbiology, R. G. Kar Medical College and Hospital (The West Bengal University of Health Sciences), Kolkata, India Mitali Chatterjee Department of Microbiology, R. G. Kar Medical College and Hospital (The West Bengal University of Health Sciences), Kolkata, India Prabir Mukhopadhyay Department of Microbiology, R. G. Kar Medical College and Hospital (The West Bengal University of Health Sciences), Kolkata, India Suranjan Pal Department of Microbiology, R. G. Kar Medical College and Hospital (The West Bengal University of Health Sciences), Kolkata, India Sumon Poddar Department of Microbiology, R. G. Kar Medical College and Hospital (The West Bengal University of Health Sciences), Kolkata, India Parthajit Banerjee Department of Microbiology, R. G. Kar Medical College and Hospital (The West Bengal University of Health Sciences), Kolkata, India Recommend Article Abstract PDF Download(opens in new window) Abstract There have been only a few reported human cases of infections caused by Serratia rubidae in literature. Among these sparse cases there is only one reported case of urinary tract infection (UTI) due to S. rubidae in literature. The organism is known to produce a red pigment known as prodigiosin. We report a case of UTI caused by S. rubidae in a diabetic patient who presented with burning micturition and reddish discoloration of urine, which on laboratory diagnosis, was proved to be due to the reddish pigment produced by the organism. This case report highlights that this rare organism might be associated with UTI leading to reddish discoloration of urine. Keywords KeywordsDiabetes - Serratia rubidae - urinary tract infection PDF (705 kb) References References 1 Shobha KL. Serratia rubidaea in Urinary Tract Infection. J Clin Diagn Res 2007:1:589-90. 2 Stock I, Burak S, Sherwood KJ, Gruger T, Wiedemann B. Natural antimicrobial susceptibilities of strains of ′unusual′ Serratia species: S. ficaria, S. fonticola, S. odorifera, S. plymuthica and S. rubidaea. J Antimicrob Chemother 2003;51:865-85. 3 Koneman EW, Allen SD, Janda WM, Schreckenberger PC, Winn WC. Color Atlas and Textbook of Diagnostic Microbiology. 5 th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Lippincott, NY; 1997. p. 417-28. 4 Litterio ML, Arazi S, Hernández C, Lopardo H. Isolation of Serratia rubidaea from a mixed infection after a horse bite. Rev Argent Microbiol 2012;44:272-4. 5 Ursua PR, Unzaga MJ, Melero P, Iturburu I, Ezpeleta C, Cisterna R. Serratia rubidaea as an invasive pathogen. J Clin Microbiol 1996;34:216-7. 6 Sekhsokh Y, Arsalane L, El Ouenass M, Doublali T, Bajjou T, Lahlou Amine I. Serratia rubidaea bacteremia. Med Mal Infect 2007; 37:287-9.
