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Using a dog’s superior olfactory sensitivity to identify Clostridium difficile in stools and patients: proof of principle study

BMJ 2012; 345 doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj.e7396 (Published 13 December 2012)
Cite this as: BMJ 2012;345:e7396

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Re: Using a dog’s superior olfactory sensitivity to identify Clostridium difficile in stools and patients: proof of principle study

25 December 2012

In the video, there are conflicting data about the relative superiority of smell in dogs vs humans. In the introduction it is alluded to be 300% better in dogs, later a researcher states it is 300 times better (or 30,000%). Which one is it??

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