Bacterial contamination of paper currency.
One-dollar bills were collected from the general community in western Ohio to survey for bacterial contamination. Pathogenic or potentially pathogenic organisms were isolated from 94% of the bills. These results suggest a high rate of bacterial contamination of one-dollar bills.
Pope
Theodore W
TW
Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Wright-Patterson Medical Center, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio 45433-5529, USA.
Ender
Peter T
PT
Woelk
William K
WK
Koroscil
Michael A
MA
Koroscil
Thomas M
TM
D001419:Bacteria / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D009820:Ohio; D010209:Paper