{"id":761,"date":"2013-02-28T15:42:06","date_gmt":"2013-02-28T15:42:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/allsense.com.sg\/?p=429"},"modified":"2013-02-28T15:42:06","modified_gmt":"2013-02-28T15:42:06","slug":"hospital-sniffer-dogs-smell-out-sick-patients","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allsense.tecnotia.com\/my\/hospital-sniffer-dogs-smell-out-sick-patients\/","title":{"rendered":"Hospital sniffer dogs smell out sick patients"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure style=\"width: 582px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.allsense.com.sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/dog-smelling.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image\" id=\"i-446\" title=\"Sniffer Dog\" alt=\"Smelling Canine\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.allsense.com.sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/dog-smelling.jpg?w=582\" width=\"582\" height=\"435\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hospital sniffer dogs identify ilness in poo poo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Turns out dogs can identify the presence of bacterial infection by smelling the air around patients\u2019 beds, notably in detecting the\u00a0deadly infection C.difficile.<\/p>\n<p>Apparently the bug gives poo poo a distinctive odour, which a dog&#8217;s sensitive nose can detect.<\/p>\n<p>So the next time you get smelt up and down by a dog, consider it a free medical check-up&#8230;&#8230;and down?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Daily Mail Reports\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/health\/article-2247688\/Meet-Cliff-remarkable-super-sniffing-dog-detects-hospital-superbugs.html\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/health\/article-2247688\/Meet-Cliff-remarkable-super-sniffing-dog-detects-hospital-superbugs.html<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Springwise Spotting\" href=\"http:\/\/www.springwise.com\/health_wellbeing\/hospital-sniffer-dog-detect-bacterial-infections-patients\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.springwise.com\/health_wellbeing\/hospital-sniffer-dog-detect-bacterial-infections-patients\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Dutch Hospital putting Canines to Work\" href=\"http:\/\/www.vumc.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.vumc.com\/<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Turns out dogs can identify the presence of bacterial infection by smelling the air around patients\u2019 beds, notably in detecting 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