Dogs a new tool against C. diff.

October 7, 2019 Follow @HFToday

Specially trained dogs are being used to sniff out Clostridioides difficile (C diff) to help guide environmental cleaning efforts, according to an article on the Contagion website.

C diff is especially challenging as it produces spores that are very tough to kill, which makes disinfection a hurdle.

Vancouver Coastal Health is using C diff canine scent detection. The trained dogs can detect C diff with 97% accuracy.

A Vancouver team has trained two dogs and is working on getting more through the program. The dogs also increase staff engagement and have helped reduce environmental contamination.

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