Staphylococcus aureus transmitted from paper currency

Infection with Staphylococcus aureus was initially considered a major problem in hospitals, but over the last few decades the incidence of community-acquired infection has also increased. Paper currency has recently been identified as another mode of spread by which community-acquired S. aureus infection may be transmitted, since paper currency is frequently transferred from one person to another.

Detection of virulence genes in Staphylococcus aureus isolated from paper currency International Journal of Infectious Diseases, Volume 13, Issue 6, November 2009, Pages e450-e455 J. Dinesh Kumar, Yogesh K. Negi, Abhishek Gaur, Deepshikha Khanna