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Using a dog’s superior olfactory sensitivity to identify Clostridium difficile in stools and patients: proof of principle study
Objective To investigate whether a dog’s superior olfactory sensitivity can be used to detect Clostridium difficile in stool samples and hospital patients. Design Proof of principle study, using a case-control design. Setting Two large Dutch teaching hospitals. Participants A 2 year old beagle train...
Autores principales: | Bomers, Marije K, van Agtmael, Michiel A, Luik, Hotsche, van Veen, Merk C, Vandenbroucke-Grauls, Christina M J E, Smulders, Yvo M |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BMJ Publishing Group Ltd.
2012
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3675697/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23241268 http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj.e7396 |
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