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| Title |
Money and transmission of bacteria
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control, August 2013
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| DOI | 10.1186/2047-2994-2-22 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Habip Gedik, Timothy A Voss, Andreas Voss |
| Abstract |
Money is one of the most frequently passed items in the world. The aim of this study was to ascertain the survival status of bacteria including Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, and Vancomycin- Resistant Enterococci (VRE) on banknotes from different countries and the transmission of bacteria to people who come in contact with the banknotes. The survival rate was highest for the Romanian Leu yielding all three microorganisms used after both three and six hours of drying. Furthermore, the Leu was the only banknote to yield VRE after one day of drying. Other currencies either enabled the survival of Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamases (ESBL) and VRE (e.g. Euro), but not of MRSA, or the other way round (e.g. US Dollar). While a variety of factors such as community hygiene levels, people's behaviour, and antimicrobial resistance rates at community level obviously have influence on the transmission of resistant microorganisms, the type of banknote-paper may be an additional variable to consider. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 133 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 15 | 11% |
| Japan | 11 | 8% |
| Saudi Arabia | 11 | 8% |
| United Kingdom | 5 | 4% |
| Spain | 4 | 3% |
| Romania | 4 | 3% |
| Netherlands | 2 | 2% |
| Germany | 2 | 2% |
| Chile | 2 | 2% |
| Other | 14 | 11% |
| Unknown | 63 | 47% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 108 | 81% |
| Scientists | 14 | 11% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 6 | 5% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 5 | 4% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 166 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Japan | 1 | <1% |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | <1% |
| France | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 163 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 34 | 20% |
| Student > Master | 28 | 17% |
| Researcher | 12 | 7% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 12 | 7% |
| Lecturer | 8 | 5% |
| Other | 29 | 17% |
| Unknown | 43 | 26% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 27 | 16% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 19 | 11% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 18 | 11% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 16 | 10% |
| Engineering | 8 | 5% |
| Other | 33 | 20% |
| Unknown | 45 | 27% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 694. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 17 February 2024.
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#30,497
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Outputs from Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control
#3
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#145
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#1
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