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JIDAM · Vol 4, Issue 3 · July–September 2017
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Effectiveness of Various Household Methods Used to Disinfect Indian Currency Notes – A Pilot Study

Menaka V, Bijivin Raj S, Aarthy, Madhumathi, Tamilarasan, Siddharth, Madan Kumar PD
Senior lecturer, Postgraduate, House Surgeons, Professor and Head, Department of Public Health Dentistry, Ragas Dental College and Hospital, Uthandi, Chennai600119.
Vol 4 · Issue 3 · 2017 DOI: 10.37841/jidam_2017_V4_I3_02 🔓 Open Access 📅 2017
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📝Abstract

Introduction: Paper currency, like all other materials inevitably becomes contaminated overtime. The possibility that currency notes might act as environmental vehicles for the transmission of potential pathogenic microorganisms was suggested. Disinfection is the process of elimination of most pathogenic micro-organisms (excluding bacterial spores) on inanimate objects.The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of different household disinfectants on Indian currency notes.

Materials and methods: The currency notes were collected randomly from various sources in Chennai city, Tamilnadu and the polythene bags were immediately transported to laboratory of microbiology of Ragas Dental College. The collected currency notes were divided into five groups with three notes in each group. The five various household disinfectant methods like iron box, vinegar, chlorhexidine, sunlight and greenhouse effect were used and the currency notes were examined for bacterial contamination before and after disinfection. Standard loop technique was used to determine the microbial count on Indian currency notes before and after disinfection.

Results: Chlorhexidine reduced 70% micro-organisms compared with only 42-45% reduction in micro-organisms present in the currency notes after treatment with sunlight and greenhouse effect. These results will help improve strategies for decontaminating Indian currency notes and thus reduce the incidence of illness caused by these pathogens.

Conclusion: Chlorhexidine was the most effective disinfectant producing a greater reduction of micro-organisms than the other method of disinfection. These results will help improve strategies for decontaminating Indian currency notes and thus reduce the incidence of illness caused by these pathogens.

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Menaka V, Bijivin Raj S, Aarthy, Madhumathi, Tamilarasan, Siddharth, et al. Effectiveness of Various Household Methods Used to Disinfect Indian Currency Notes – A Pilot Study. J Indian Dent Assoc Madras. 2017;4(3):1-20. DOI: 10.37841/jidam_2017_V4_I3_02
Menaka, V., Bijivin Raj, S., Aarthy, Madhumathi, Tamilarasan, Siddharth, & Madan Kumar, P. D. (2017). Effectiveness of Various Household Methods Used to Disinfect Indian Currency Notes – A Pilot Study. Journal of Indian Dental Association Madras, 4(3), 1-20. https://doi.org/10.37841/jidam_2017_V4_I3_02
Menaka, V., et al. "Effectiveness of Various Household Methods Used to Disinfect Indian Currency Notes – A Pilot Study." Journal of Indian Dental Association Madras, vol. 4, no. 3, 2017, pp. 1-20. DOI: 10.37841/jidam_2017_V4_I3_02.
Menaka V, Bijivin Raj S, Aarthy, et al. Effectiveness of Various Household Methods Used to Disinfect Indian Currency Notes – A Pilot Study. J Indian Dent Assoc Madras. 2017;4(3):1-20. doi:10.37841/jidam_2017_V4_I3_02
Menaka, V, Bijivin Raj S, Aarthy, Madhumathi, Tamilarasan, Siddharth, and Madan Kumar PD. "Effectiveness of Various Household Methods Used to Disinfect Indian Currency Notes – A Pilot Study." Journal of Indian Dental Association Madras 4, no. 3 (2017): 1-20. https://doi.org/10.37841/jidam_2017_V4_I3_02.
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