Khin Nwe O o, Aye T
J Diarrhoeal Dis Res. 1989 Sep-Dec;7(3-4):92-4.
To determine the degree of faecal contamination of currency notes, samples of the notes that were in circulation in a local market in Rangoon were collected and examined bacteriologically to count the number of the total bacteria and faecal coliforms (TC, FC) using standard methods. TC and FC ranged from 0 to 2.9 X 10(7)/sq cm of currency notes and the isolation rates of pathogens increased during the hot wet season. Enteric pathogens, such as enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli, Vibrio, and Salmonella were isolated from paper-money samples obtained from butchers and fish mongers. The study suggests that currency notes may carry enteric pathogens.
为确定纸币的粪便污染程度，收集了仰光当地市场流通的纸币样本，并采用标准方法进行细菌学检测，以计算总细菌数和粪大肠菌群（TC，FC）数量。纸币每平方厘米的TC和FC数量在0至2.9×10⁷之间，在湿热季节病原体的分离率有所上升。从肉贩和鱼贩处获得的纸币样本中分离出了肠道病原体，如产肠毒素大肠杆菌、弧菌和沙门氏菌。该研究表明，纸币可能携带肠道病原体。
