A device that sniffs out stomach bugs within minutes could save the NHS millions, it has been revealed
By Richard Alleyne, Science Correspondent
The OdoReader – developed by the University of Bristol and the University of the West of England – can rapidly diagnose Clostridium difficile, a common stomach bug that rapidly spreads around hospitals.
It causes so much disruption, especially among long stay patients, that it costs the health service more than £200m a year. Read More…